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CVE-2025-32086NVD status: Deferred

Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Processors when using…: Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard

CVE-2025-32086 is a high-severity improperly implemented security check for standard vulnerability in Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Processors when using Intel(R) SGX or Intel(R) TDX, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with administrator privileges, without any action from a user. Affected Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Processors when using Intel(R) SGX or Intel(R) TDX 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 0.16% 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) Xeon(R) 6 Processors when using Intel(R) SGX or Intel(R) TDX you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.

Affected products and versions

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
HighSuccess depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
Privileges required
HighAdministrator-level access is required first.
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
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
NoneAvailability is not affected.

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

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 4.04.5MediumCNA (intel.com)
CVSS 3.17.2HighCNA (intel.com)

Official description

Improperly implemented security check for standard in the DDRIO configuration for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Processors when using Intel(R) SGX or Intel(R) TDX may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

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

The underlying weakness: Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard

The product does not implement or incorrectly implements one or more security-relevant checks as specified by the design of a standardized algorithm, protocol, or technique.

More Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard vulnerabilities (CWE-358)

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) Xeon(R) 6 Processors when using Intel(R) SGX or Intel(R) TDX

All Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Processors when using Intel(R) SGX or Intel(R) TDX vulnerabilities

Recent Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard vulnerabilities

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