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    CVE-2025-22840

    Sequence of processor instructions leads to unexpected behavior for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access

    Published:Aug 12, 2025
    Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
    EPS:Aug 12, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00008
    CVSS Score:7.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Intel
    Product
    Processors
    Vendor
    Intel
    Product
    Xeon
    Vendor
    Intel
    Product
    Xeon Processors

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-212 Functionality Misuse

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High