Vulnerability in Intel(r) Connectivity Performance Suite Software Installers

CVE-2025-20074

Time-of-check Time-of-use race condition for some Intel(R) Connectivity Performance Suite software installers before version 40.24.11210 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-20074: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Intel(r) Connectivity Performance Suite Software Installers — versions before version 40.24.11210

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20074?
CVE-2025-20074 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(r) Connectivity Performance Suite Software Installers, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-20074?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.