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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-20004

Insufficient control flow management in the Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor E-Cores firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable e

Published May 13, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor E-Cores firmware

Check this week

CVE-2025-20004 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 16.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor E-Cores firmware.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
16.00%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor n/a Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor E-Cores firmware See references

Insufficient control flow management in the Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor E-Cores firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor n/a Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor E-Cores firmware See referencesSee references

How to fix CVE-2025-20004

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-20004 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 16.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor E-Cores firmware.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor E-Cores firmware See references See references. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 16.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 13, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Insufficient control flow management in the Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor E-Cores firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Insufficient control flow management in the Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor E-Cores firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-20004

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14575

    Insufficient control flow management in the Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor E-Cores firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.