Denial of Service Vulnerability in Intel Processors
CVE-2025-20054

6.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Intel
Status
Intel(r) Processors
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 May 2025

What is CVE-2025-20054?

A vulnerability exists in the core management mechanism for specific Intel processors. This flaw can be exploited by an authenticated user to potentially induce a denial of service situation via local access, affecting the stability of the hardware. The issue arises from an uncaught exception that may compromise the normal functioning of affected systems.

Affected Version(s)

Intel(R) Processors See references

References

https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advis...

CVSS V4

Score:
6.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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