Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components in Intel Processor Identification Utility - CVE-2025-20010

 

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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20010
CWE-ID: CWE-1104
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Processor Identification Utility

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-20010

Install updates from vendor's website.

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