Findings

CVE-2025-20096

Improper input validation in the UEFI firmware for some Intel Reference Platforms may allow an escalation of privilege.

Published Mar 10, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026

Improper input validation in the UEFI firmware for some Intel Reference Platforms may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable data manipulation. 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 (none), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (high) and availability (high) impacts.

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  1. Mar 10, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Improper input validation in the UEFI firmware for some Intel Reference Platforms may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable data manipulation. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active user interaction. T

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Improper input validation in the UEFI firmware for some Intel Reference Platforms may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable data manipulation. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active user interaction. T

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-20096

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-20096

    Improper input validation in the UEFI firmware for some Intel Reference Platforms may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable data manipulation. This result may potentially occur via loca

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2025-20096 · ZeroDay Findings