Input validation error in Intel QuickAssist Technology - CVE-2025-33000
Published: November 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118527
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-33000
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Affected software
Intel QuickAssist Technology
How to mitigate CVE-2025-33000
Install updates from vendor's website.
Intel QuickAssist Technology - update to 2.6.0