CVE-2025-20067

Privileged information disclosure via firmware timing side channel

Published Aug 12, 2025 · Updated Aug 12, 2025

Observable timing discrepancy in Intel CSME and Intel SPS firmware allows local users with elevated privileges to disclose sensitive information. Intel has not disclosed the affected firmware operation or which secret-dependent paths produce distinguishable execution times. Exploitation requires elevated local access and unspecified additional attack conditions; the reported consequence is information disclosure only.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Observable timing discrepancy in Intel CSME and Intel SPS firmware allows local users with elevated privileges to disclose sensitive information. Intel has not disclosed the affected firmware operation or which secret-dependent paths produce distinguishable execution times. Exploitation requires elevated local access and unspecified additional attack conditions; the reported consequence is information disclosure only.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20067
Published
Aug 12, 2025
Updated
Aug 12, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-208, CAPEC-541, CAPEC-462, CAPEC-580
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.0Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.8Intel CorporationCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-208Observable Timing Discrepancy
CAPEC-541Application Fingerprinting
CAPEC-462Cross-Domain Search Timing
CAPEC-580System Footprinting

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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