Vulnerability in Intel(r) Platforms

CVE-2025-35998

Missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface in the Intel(R) Quick Assist Technology for some Intel(R) Platforms within Ring 0: Kernel may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present with special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.1% 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-2025-35998: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Intel(r) Platforms — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-35998?
CVE-2025-35998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(r) Platforms, classified under CWE-1299. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2026-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-35998?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.