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CVE-2025-20101NVD status: Deferred

Intel(R) Graphics Drivers: Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2025-20101 is a high-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.4 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected Intel(R) Graphics Drivers versions: See references. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Check which version of Intel(R) Graphics Drivers you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
Intel(R) Graphics DriversIntel(R) Graphics DriversSee referencesNot stated

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
NoneNothing can be modified.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H. Scored by CNA (intel.com).

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 4.06.9MediumCNA (intel.com)
CVSS 3.18.4HighCNA (intel.com)

Official description

Out-of-bounds read for some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure or denial of service via local access.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.

More Out-of-bounds Read vulnerabilities (CWE-125)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers

All Intel(R) Graphics Drivers vulnerabilities

Recent Out-of-bounds Read vulnerabilities

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