CVE-2025-20090

Untrusted Pointer Dereference for some Intel(R) QuickAssist Technology software before version 2.5.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01301.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:intel:quickassist_technology:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

History

05 Dec 2025, 15:00

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:intel:quickassist_technology::::::windows::*
First Time		Intel quickassist Technology Intel
References	~~() https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01301.html -~~	() https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01301.html - Vendor Advisory

13 Aug 2025, 17:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) La desreferencia de puntero no confiable para algunos programas de software de la tecnología Intel(R) QuickAssist anteriores a la versión 2.5.0 puede permitir que un usuario autenticado potencialmente habilite la denegación de servicio a través del acceso local.

12 Aug 2025, 17:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-08-12 17:15

Updated : 2025-12-05 15:00

NVD link : CVE-2025-20090

Mitre link : CVE-2025-20090

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-20090

JSON object : View

Products Affected

intel

quickassist_technology

CWE

CWE-822

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

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