Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components in Intel Processor Identification Utility - CVE-2025-20010
Published: November 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118551
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20010
CWE-ID: CWE-1104
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 use of unmaintained third party components. A local user can gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Affected software
Intel Processor Identification Utility
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20010
Install updates from vendor's website.
Intel Processor Identification Utility - update to 8.0.43