What is CVE-2025-20090?

CVE-2025-20090 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Quickassist_technology, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2025-20090?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Quickassist_technology

CVE-2025-20090

Untrusted Pointer Dereference for some Intel(R) QuickAssist Technology software before version 2.5.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Quickassist_technology
N/a Intel(r) Quickassist Technology Software — versions before version 2.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-822 — Untrusted Pointer Dereference

References

secure@intel.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20090?: CVE-2025-20090 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Quickassist_technology, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-20090?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.