CVE-2025-20037
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Publication date: 2025-08-12
Last updated on: 2025-08-13
Assigner: Intel Corporation
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| intel | converged_security_and_management_engine | 4.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-367 | The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the firmware of some Intel Converged Security and Management Engine. It may allow a privileged user with local access to potentially escalate their privileges by exploiting the timing issue between checking a condition and using the result.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can impact you by allowing a privileged local user to escalate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. This could lead to unauthorized actions or control over the affected system's security and management engine.