Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU118699

Untrusted search path in Intel products - CVE-2025-31931

Published: November 24, 2025 / Updated: November 28, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU118699

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31931

CWE-ID: CWE-426

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path. A local user can place a malicious binary into a specific location on the system and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.

Affected software

Instrumentation and Tracing Technology API (ITT API)
Intel HPC Toolkit
Intel VTune Profiler
Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit

How to mitigate CVE-2025-31931

Install updates from vendor's website.

Instrumentation and Tracing Technology API (ITT API) - update to 3.25.4
Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit - update to 2025.1.0
Intel HPC Toolkit - update to 2025.1.0
Intel VTune Profiler - update to 2025.1.0

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #12161 - POC-CVE-2025-31931 (November 28, 2025)

External References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01337.html

Related Security Bulletins

Untrusted search path in Intel ITT API Software