What is CVE-2025-20079?

CVE-2025-20079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Advisor, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2025-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-20079?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Advisor

CVE-2025-20079

Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) Advisor software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Advisor
Intel Oneapi_base_toolkit
N/a Intel(r) Advisor Software — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

secure@intel.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20079?: CVE-2025-20079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Advisor, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2025-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-20079?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.