Intel VTune Profiler/oneAPI Base Toolkit prior 2025.0 uncontrolled search path

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A vulnerability has been found in Intel VTune Profiler and oneAPI Base Toolkit and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-20106. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Intel VTune Profiler and oneAPI Base Toolkit. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Uncontrolled search path in some software installer for some VTune(TM) Profiler software and Intel(R) oneAPI Base Toolkits before version 2025.0. 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 escalation of privilege. 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.

The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-20106 since 10/11/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/10/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2025.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Intel

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• oneAPI Base Toolkit
• VTune Profiler

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

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