Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in Intel products - CVE-2025-20613

 

Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in Intel products - CVE-2025-20613

Published: August 15, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU114113
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20613
CWE-ID: CWE-337
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Intel 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Intel Xeon 6 processor with E-cores
Intel Xeon 6 processor with P-cores
Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) module

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the system.

The vulnerability exists due to predictable seed in the pseudo-random number generator in the firmware. A local user can gain access to sensitive information on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-20613

Install updates from vendor's website.

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