5.9 Medium

CVE-2025-20096 Improper input validation in the UEFI firmware for some Intel Reference Platforms may allow an escalation of privilege

Description

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.

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
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Timeline

Published March 10, 2026
Last modified March 12, 2026

References

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