CVE-2025-20004

HIGHNVD 7.27.2—

7.2

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.

CVSS v3: 7.2
EG Score: 7.2(medium)
EPSS: 12.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 13, 2025

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

References (1)

secure@intelhttps://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01273.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-691

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What is CVE-2025-20004?

CVE-2025-20004 is a high vulnerability published on May 13, 2025. 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.

When was CVE-2025-20004 disclosed?

CVE-2025-20004 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 13, 2025, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-20004 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-20004 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 12.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-20004?

CVE-2025-20004 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-20004?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-20004, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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