Medium

CVE-2025-20614 — External control of file name or path for some Intel(R) CIP software before version…

External control of file name or path for some Intel(R) CIP software before version WIN_DCA_2.4.0.11001 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low 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 no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (low) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

Published Nov 11, 2025 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: intel

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
Technical severity (medium)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.15%

ahead of 4% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Intel

Computing Improvement Program

CVSS base

6.7

Medium · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Total

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Intel Computing Improvement Program).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Intel	Computing Improvement Program	< 2.4.11001	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

High

User interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
5.7	CVSS 4.0	Medium	—	—	secure@intel.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
5.6	CVSS 4.0	Medium	—	—	intel via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
6.7	CVSS 3.1	Medium	1.5	4.7	secure@intel.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.7	CVSS 3.1	Medium	—	—	intel via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N (score shown at the top: secure@intel.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-73

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.15%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.

endpoint telemetry (EDR)

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 6.7
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Analyzed
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
2025
CVE published
Nov 11, 2025 · intel

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

1 on the record

intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01328.html
Vendor Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Intel
every CVE for this vendor

CWE-73
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

High CVE-2025-24838 Improper Privilege Management in Intel Computing Improvement Program Nov 11, 2025
Medium CVE-2025-24847 Improper Input Validation in Intel Computing Improvement Program Nov 11, 2025
Medium CVE-2025-24848 Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) CIP software before version… Nov 11, 2025
Low CVE-2025-24862 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Intel Computing Improvement Program Nov 11, 2025
Medium CVE-2025-24863 Improper Privilege Management in Intel Computing Improvement Program Nov 11, 2025
Medium CVE-2025-24834 Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) CIP software before version… Nov 11, 2025

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2025-20614 is "External control of file name or path for some Intel(R) CIP software before version…", rated Medium. It affects Computing Improvement Program (Intel); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 6.7 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.15% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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