Vulnerability in Intel(r) System Support Utility

CVE-2025-24842

Uncontrolled search path for the Intel(R) System Support Utility before version 4.1.0 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable local code execution. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires passive user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.6th 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

  • N/a Intel(r) System Support Utility — versions before version 4.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24842?
CVE-2025-24842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(r) System Support Utility, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2025-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-24842?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.