CVE-2025-35999Hinoki check available

Local privilege escalation via incorrect resource permissions

Published Feb 10, 2026 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Privilege escalation in Intel Server Firmware Update Utility before 16.0.12 allows privileged local users to gain higher privileges. The Ring 3 utility assigns incorrect permissions to an unspecified critical resource; Intel has not disclosed the resource or affected operation. Exploitation requires privileged local access, additional attack requirements, and passive user interaction, and compromises system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Intel Server Firmware Update Utility before 16.0.12 allows privileged local users to gain higher privileges. The Ring 3 utility assigns incorrect permissions to an unspecified critical resource; Intel has not disclosed the resource or affected operation. Exploitation requires privileged local access, additional attack requirements, and passive user interaction, and compromises system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-35999
Published
Feb 10, 2026
Updated
Feb 10, 2026
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Server Firmware Update Utility
Classifications
CWE-732, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 16.0.12.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Server Firmware Update Utilityversion=before version 16.0.12.

Published CVSS scores

6.7Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.4Intel CorporationCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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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-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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