What is CVE-2025-22840?

CVE-2025-22840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(r) Xeon(r) 6 Scalable Processors, classified under CWE-1281. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2025-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2025-22840?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel(r) Xeon(r) 6 Scalable Processors

CVE-2025-22840

Sequence of processor instructions leads to unexpected behavior for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access

EPSS: 0.001 (2.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

N/a Intel(r) Xeon(r) 6 Scalable Processors — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1281

References

secure@intel.com
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22840?: CVE-2025-22840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(r) Xeon(r) 6 Scalable Processors, classified under CWE-1281. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2025-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-22840?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.