CVE-2025-35998 is a missing protection mechanism in Intel Quick Assist Technology for certain Intel Platforms, allowing an escalation of privilege within the kernel (Ring 0). This vulnerability affects the confidentiality and integrity of the system, but not its availability. It has a high severity CVSS score of 7.9, requiring local access by a privileged user with special internal knowledge and a low complexity attack. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Intel(R) Platforms | See referencesCNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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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