CVE-2025-35969
📛 CVE Title
CVE-2025-35969
Description
Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) Server Firmware Update Utility Software before version 16.0.12. within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. 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 (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- intel
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 5.4 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Effective score
- 5.4 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-427 - Reserved
- 2025-04-15
- Published
- 2026-05-12 18:35 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-05-12 19:06 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/35xxx/CVE-2025-35969.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-35969 — CVE-2025-35969
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-05-12 17:16:13 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 09:14:19 UTC
- EPSS score
- 0.0009 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 0.49% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-08-10
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-08-11 06:52 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2025-209790 - Assigner
- intel
- Published
- May 12, 2026, 4:35:07 PM
- Updated
- May 12, 2026, 5:06:46 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
-
5.4 / 10
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0200
- Vendors
- n/a
- Products
-
Intel(R) Server Firmware Update Utility Software (before version 16.0.12.)
ENISA description: Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) Server Firmware Update Utility Software before version 16.0.12. within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. 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 (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Intel(R) Server Firmware Update Utility Software |
before version 16.0.12. (affected)
|
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Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.
Web references (3)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-35969 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-35969 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
Remediations (19)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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web:blog.qualys.com
With Qualys Policy Audit's out-of-the-box mitigation or Compensatory Controls, which reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done immediately, these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS and DISA-STIG.
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:blog.talosintelligence.com
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for October 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities Microsoft has released its monthly security update for October 2025 , addressing 175 Microsoft CVEs and 21 non-Microsoft CVEs . Among these, 17 vulnerabilities are considered critical and 11 are flagged as important and considered more likely to be exploited.
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:cyberscoop.com
Threats Microsoft addresses 137 vulnerabilities in May's Patch Tuesday, including 13 rated critical The high volume of vulnerabilities reflects a growing trend researchers have been anticipating as artificial intelligence models are deployed to find previously uncovered defects in code.
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:discussions.unity.com
👉 If you have any questions, join us in the CVE Discussions forums and use the CVE Q&A Topic. 👈 This page allows you access the patch for your games and apps. It will be updated as needed. Watch this topic via the bell icon to receive notifications when updates become available. Patching Tool Update: New builds are now available. See below for latest (and older) builds Patcher Version 1. ...
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft expects that exploitation is more likely. May's Patch Tuesday is a welcome respite from April, which saw Microsoft fix a near-record 167 security flaws.
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
Applies To SQL Server 2025 on Windows (all editions), SQL Server 2025 on Linux (all editions) Summary Improvements and fixes included in this update How to obtain and install the update How to obtain or download the latest cumulative update package for Linux More information File information Information about protection and security Summary This security update contains fixes and resolves ...
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:www.dbtsupport.com
The May 2026 Microsoft Patch Tuesday release includes security updates across supported Microsoft products and should be reviewed directly in the Microsoft Security Update Guide for the final CVE list, affected products, severity ratings, exploitability assessments, and any revised guidance.
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:www.windowslatest.com
Windows 11 April 2026 update adds Narrator Copilot support, faster Settings, File Explorer fixes, and key security improvements.
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:app.opencve.io
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 1.8 and prior to 15.10.16, 16.4.6, and 16.10.1, it is possible for a remote unauthenticated user to escape from the HQL execution context and perform a blind SQL injection to execute arbitrary SQL statements on the database backend, including when "Prevent unregistered users from viewing pages, regardless of the page rights" and ...
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:blog.qualys.com
EVALUATE Vendor-Suggested Mitigation with Policy Audit With Qualys Policy Audit's Out-of-the-Box Mitigation or Compensatory Controls, reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done now; these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS, DISA-STIG.
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
This is a potential security issue, you are being redirected to https://nvd.nist.gov
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:www.askvg.com
In this article, we'll discuss about all known and resolved issues present in the latest Windows 11 2025 Update (version 25H2) operating system. Windows 11 25H2 is a new feature update for Windows 11 operating system that adds many new features and improvements to the OS as well as fixes lots of bug and issues reported by the users. But there are some known issues in this feature update ...
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:www.cisecurity.org
<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or ...
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:www.msn.com
Microsoft suggests the threat is being used in phishing attacks against vulnerable systems since successful exploitation requires local access to the PC.
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:www.notebookcheck.net
Windows 11 KB5083769 is blocking the psmounterex.sys driver used by Macrium Reflect and Acronis, causing backup failures and VSS timeouts on 24H2 and 25H2.
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:www.techrepublic.com
Microsoft's May Patch Tuesday fixes 120 flaws, including 31 remote code execution bugs, with no zero-days reported at release.
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC
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