CVE-2025-21090 | BDVDB-2026-289148 Detail

Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors

Description#

Missing reference to active allocated resource for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-771 Missing Reference to Active Allocated Resource

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-08-12Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-11-03Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-08-12
Last modified: 2025-11-03

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors

Score

6.5 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 4.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
See references
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

4.1 Medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Physical
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	Present
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	None
Vulnerable System Integrity	None
Vulnerable System Availability	High
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

6.5 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).