CVE-2025-22840 describes a local escalation of privilege vulnerability affecting some Intel Xeon 6 Scalable processors, where a specific sequence of processor instructions can lead to unexpected behavior. Rated 7.4 HIGH on the CVSS scale, this vulnerability requires authenticated local access and user interaction, with a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and low impact on availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable Processors | See referencesCNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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