CVE-2025-20105

Privileged code execution via SMM input validation

Published Mar 10, 2026 · Updated Mar 10, 2026

Improper input validation in Intel UEFI Reference Firmware allows local privileged users to execute code through an SMM module. Intel identifies the affected locus only as an unspecified SMM module and has not disclosed which input reaches it or which validation operation fails. Exploitation requires privileged system software, local access, additional attack requirements, and no user interaction; successful execution compromises the platform and subsequent system contexts.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Intel UEFI Reference Firmware allows local privileged users to execute code through an SMM module. Intel identifies the affected locus only as an unspecified SMM module and has not disclosed which input reaches it or which validation operation fails. Exploitation requires privileged system software, local access, additional attack requirements, and no user interaction; successful execution compromises the platform and subsequent system contexts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20105
Published
Mar 10, 2026
Updated
Mar 10, 2026
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel UEFI Reference Firmware
Classifications
CWE-20, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=See references

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel UEFI Reference Firmwareversion=See references

Published CVSS scores

8.7Intel CorporationCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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