CVE-2025-22889

HIGHNVD 7.97.9—

7.9

Improper handling of overlap between protected memory ranges for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor with Intel(R) TDX may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS v3: 7.9
EG Score: 7.9(medium)
EPSS: 8.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 12, 2025

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

References (2)

secure@intelhttps://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01311.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00027.html

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	intel-microcode (3.20250812.0ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1) @ focal	2026-05-21	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-1260

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

UbuntuUSN-7866-1MEDIUM
Intel Microcode vulnerabilities

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-22889?

CVE-2025-22889 is a high vulnerability published on August 12, 2025. Improper handling of overlap between protected memory ranges for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor with Intel(R) TDX may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

When was CVE-2025-22889 disclosed?

CVE-2025-22889 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 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-2025-22889 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-22889 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-22889?

CVE-2025-22889 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.9 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-22889?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-22889, 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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