Vulnerability · CVE-2025-22840
Sequence of processor instructions leads to unexpected behavior for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of
Published Aug 12, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors
Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-22840. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors is installed.
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.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2025-22839 · High
- Severity
- Medium5.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.14%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor n/a Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors See references
Sequence of processor instructions leads to unexpected behavior for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors may allow an authenticated 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 Scalable processors See referencesSee references
How to fix CVE-2025-22840
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-22840. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with n/a Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors 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 0.14%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 12, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
Sequence of processor instructions leads to unexpected behavior for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access
Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
Sequence of processor instructions leads to unexpected behavior for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-22840
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-22840
30-day exploitation probability 0.14%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-24419
Sequence of processor instructions leads to unexpected behavior for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 27, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 24, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
- EUVDOct 20, 2026