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CVE-2025-20050

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.4.11001 or later.
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67/100
Remediation priority · Elevated

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) CIP software before version WIN_DCA_2.4.0.11001 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged 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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This is an uncontrolled search path vulnerability (DLL hijacking) in Intel(R) CIP software before version WIN_DCA_2.4.0.11001. An authenticated unprivileged user with local access and high complexity attack requiring active user interaction can exploit the application's insecure library loading to achieve local code execution with elevated privileges.

MitigationUpgrade Intel CIP software to version WIN_DCA_2.4.0.11001 or later. Additionally, enforce strict file system permissions on application directories to prevent unauthorized placement of malicious DLLs in search paths.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Computing Improvement ProgramApplication
Affected:< 2.4.11001

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Intel Computing Improvement Program is installed
    Locate the Intel Computing Improvement Program installation on the system - check Program Files directories or use system inventory tools to find this software package
    Affected if The software is present on the system
  2. Determine the installed version of Intel CIP
    Use system tools to query the installed version of Intel Computing Improvement Program (check Add/Remove Programs, program directory, or version information in the application executable)
    Affected if The installed version number is lower than 2.4.11001
  3. Check if application runs with elevated privileges
    Review the service or scheduled task configuration for Intel CIP to determine if it executes with elevated or SYSTEM privileges
    Affected if The application runs with elevated privileges and an unprivileged user can place files in accessible directories
  4. Examine DLL search path exposure
    Observe the application behavior or review documentation to identify if untrusted directories are in the DLL search path, allowing placement of malicious DLLs by low-privilege users
    Affected if The application loads DLLs from user-writable directories without explicit path specification

The environment is affected if Intel Computing Improvement Program version 2.4.11001 or higher is NOT installed and the application loads DLLs from directories writable by unprivileged users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.4.11001 or later
Fixed in 2.4.11001
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Intel CIP software to version WIN_DCA_2.4.0.11001 or later. Additionally, enforce strict file system permissions on application directories to prevent unauthorized placement of malicious DLLs in search paths.

Recommended fix High confidence

WIN_DCA_2.4.0.11001 (Intel Computing Improvement Program 2.4.0.11001)

  1. Identify the currently installed version of Intel Computing Improvement Program via Windows Settings > Apps or Control Panel > Programs and Features
  2. Download the latest version of Intel Computing Improvement Program from Intel's official support website (support.intel.com)
  3. Close any running Intel CIP applications and related processes
  4. Uninstall the current version of Intel Computing Improvement Program through Windows Settings > Apps or Control Panel > Programs and Features
  5. Restart the system if prompted by the uninstaller
  6. Install the updated Intel Computing Improvement Program version 2.4.0.11001 or later
  7. Verify the installed version matches the target version after installation

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Computing Improvement Program Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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