PT-2025-32695 · Intel · Intel Converged Security/Management Engine

Published 2025-08-12 · Updated 2026-03-07 · CVE-2025-20037

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine (affected versions not specified)

Description: A time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in the firmware. This may allow a privileged user to potentially escalate privileges via local access.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Time Of Check To Time Of Use

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-367

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-11366

CVE-2025-20037

Affected Products

Intel Converged Security/Management Engine

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20037 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-11366 · Security Note
• https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01280.html · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1955317528722543042 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/LenovoLegion/comments/1o4m9cr/neues_bios_update_kwcn51ww_gen8_ger%C3%A4te · Reddit Post
• https://twitter.com/grok/status/2030393941829324814 · Twitter Post