CVE-2024-48869

Privilege escalation via improperly restricted hardware interfaces

Published May 13, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Improper hardware-interface restriction in Intel Xeon 6 E-core processors allows privileged local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not identified the affected software interface or disclosed how it improperly exposes SGX or TDX hardware features. Exploitation requires privileged local access on a Birch Stream server with CPU ID A06F2, platform ID 0x01, and Intel SGX or TDX in use.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper hardware-interface restriction in Intel Xeon 6 E-core processors allows privileged local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not identified the affected software interface or disclosed how it improperly exposes SGX or TDX hardware features. Exploitation requires privileged local access on a Birch Stream server with CPU ID A06F2, platform ID 0x01, and Intel SGX or TDX in use.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-48869
Published
May 13, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Xeon 6 with E-Core Processors
Classifications
CWE-1256, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Xeon 6 with E-Core Processorsversion=See references

Published CVSS scores

5.6Intel CorporationCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.1Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1256Improper Restriction of Software Interfaces to Hardware Features
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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