Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU118711

Untrusted search path in MPI Library and Intel oneAPI HPC Toolkit - CVE-2025-35972

Published: November 24, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU118711

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-2025-35972

CWE-ID: CWE-426

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 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

MPI Library
Intel oneAPI HPC Toolkit

How to mitigate CVE-2025-35972

Install updates from vendor's website.

MPI Library - update to 2021.16
Intel oneAPI HPC Toolkit - update to 2025.2

External References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01386.html

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