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

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.1% 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-2025-22840: 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) Xeon(r) 6 Scalable Processors — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.