CVE-2025-20010

Local privilege escalation via unmaintained components

Published Nov 11, 2025 · Updated Nov 11, 2025

Use of unmaintained components in Intel Processor Identification Utility before 8.0.43 allows local users to escalate privileges. Intel identifies the locus only as unmaintained third-party components within the Ring 3 application and does not disclose which dependency or flawed operation is exploitable. A local authenticated user can reach the flaw without user interaction or additional attack requirements, compromising the vulnerable system's data and execution integrity.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use of unmaintained components in Intel Processor Identification Utility before 8.0.43 allows local users to escalate privileges. Intel identifies the locus only as unmaintained third-party components within the Ring 3 application and does not disclose which dependency or flawed operation is exploitable. A local authenticated user can reach the flaw without user interaction or additional attack requirements, compromising the vulnerable system's data and execution integrity.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20010
Published
Nov 11, 2025
Updated
Nov 11, 2025
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Processor Identification Utility
Classifications
CWE-1104, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 8.0.43

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Processor Identification Utilityversion=before version 8.0.43

Published CVSS scores

8.5Intel CorporationCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1104Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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