Intel Server Update Utility up to 16.0.11 Firmware Update input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Intel Server Update Utility up to 16.0.11. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Firmware Update Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-25210. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel Server Update Utility up to 16.0.11. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Firmware Update Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper input validation for some Server Firmware Update Utility(SysFwUpdt) before version 16.0.12 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low 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 no 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. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-25210 since 02/04/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. 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).

Upgrading to version 16.0.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Intel

Name

• Server Update Utility

Version

• 16.0.0
• 16.0.1
• 16.0.2
• 16.0.3
• 16.0.4
• 16.0.5
• 16.0.6
• 16.0.7
• 16.0.8
• 16.0.9
• 16.0.10
• 16.0.11

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

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