Vulnerability in Intel(r) Presentmon

CVE-2025-30518

Incorrect default permissions for some Intel(R) PresentMon before version 2.3.1 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active 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 (0.8th 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) Presentmon — versions before version 2.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-30518?
CVE-2025-30518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(r) Presentmon, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2025-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-30518?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.