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CVE-2025-20064

8.7
High
EPSS 0.11%Patch availableMar 11, 2026

Privilege escalation via Intel firmware (FlashUcAcmSmm) on reference platforms.

common questions

Is CVE-2025-20064 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2025-20064 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.11% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2025-20064?

CVE-2025-20064 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-20064?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-20064. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2025-20064 affect?

CVE-2025-20064 affects Intel reference platforms (FlashUcAcmSmm). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2025-20064?

Apply firmware updates when released

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Intel reference platforms (FlashUcAcmSmm)
impact

Local attacker with privileged access can execute code via a UEFI module; no user interaction required; potential full system compromise.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
Intel(R) reference platforms may allow an escalation of privilege. System 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 no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) impacts.
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As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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