CVE-2025-20629
Insecure inherited permissions in the NVM Update Utility for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network...
Insecure inherited permissions in the NVM Update Utility for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network Adapter E810 Series before version 4.60 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Insecure inherited permissions in the NVM Update Utility for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network Adapter E810 Series before version 4.60 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2025-20629- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-277
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-14562
Insecure inherited permissions in the NVM Update Utility for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network Adapter E810 Series before version 4.60 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2025-14562- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-838x-prqr-qg3c
Insecure inherited permissions in the NVM Update Utility for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network...
Insecure inherited permissions in the NVM Update Utility for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network Adapter E810 Series before version 4.60 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-838x-prqr-qg3c- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-277
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Insecure inherited permissions in the NVM Update Utility for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network Adapter E810 Series before version 4.60 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2025-20629- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-277
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-20629 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4), published May 13, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.