Intel Processor Identification Utility up to 8.0.42 default permission

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Intel Processor Identification Utility up to 8.0.42. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in default permission. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-27246. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Intel Processor Identification Utility up to 8.0.42. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect default permissions for the Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility before version 8.0.43 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 local code execution. 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-27246 since 03/11/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/11/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 8.0.43 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Intel

Name

• Processor Identification Utility

Version

• 8.0.0
• 8.0.1
• 8.0.2
• 8.0.3
• 8.0.4
• 8.0.5
• 8.0.6
• 8.0.7
• 8.0.8
• 8.0.9
• 8.0.10
• 8.0.11
• 8.0.12
• 8.0.13
• 8.0.14
• 8.0.15
• 8.0.16
• 8.0.17
• 8.0.18
• 8.0.19
• 8.0.20
• 8.0.21
• 8.0.22
• 8.0.23
• 8.0.24
• 8.0.25
• 8.0.26
• 8.0.27
• 8.0.28
• 8.0.29
• 8.0.30
• 8.0.31
• 8.0.32
• 8.0.33
• 8.0.34
• 8.0.35
• 8.0.36
• 8.0.37
• 8.0.38
• 8.0.39
• 8.0.40
• 8.0.41
• 8.0.42

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

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