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Improper Access ControlWeakness · CWE-284

CVE-2025-20076

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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55/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges Zero-click

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
Improper access control for some Edge Orchestrator software for Intel(R) Tiber™ Edge Platform may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.

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

Improper access control in Intel Tiber Edge Platform's Edge Orchestrator software allows an unauthenticated attacker on the adjacent network segment to potentially escalate privileges. The vulnerability stems from missing or insufficient authorization checks that should restrict actions to properly authenticated and authorized users.

MitigationApply Intel-provided patches when available. Until then, restrict network adjacency by placing affected systems in isolated network segments and monitor for suspicious lateral movement from unauthorized adjacent attackers.

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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
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

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

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  1. Confirm Intel Tiber Edge Edge Orchestrator is installed
    Check system for Intel Tiber Edge Platform Edge Orchestrator software. On Windows, look in Program Files/Program Files (x86) for Intel folders, or check installed programs list via Registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall. On Linux, check for packages or directories containing 'intel' and 'edge-orchestrator' or 'tiber' in names.
    Affected if The software is present on the system
  2. Identify installed version of Edge Orchestrator
    If software is found, locate version information. Check application executable properties, any README or version files in the installation directory, or run the orchestrator executable with a version flag if available (e.g., --version, -v). Compare against any Intel-provided version guidance.
    Affected if Installed version falls within an affected range or cannot be determined and the software is present
  3. Verify network exposure of Edge Orchestrator
    Determine if the Edge Orchestrator management interface or API is listening on network interfaces accessible from adjacent network segments. Use netstat -an or ss -tuln to list listening ports, then identify which bind addresses are used (0.0.0.0 or specific interfaces). Check firewall rules with netsh advfirewall firewall show rule name=all or iptables -L.
    Affected if Management ports are bound to non-loopback interfaces and accessible from adjacent network segments
  4. Review authorization configuration
    Examine Edge Orchestrator configuration files for authentication and authorization settings. Look in the installation directory for config files (commonly JSON, XML, YAML, or .conf files) that control user authentication, role-based access, or API authorization settings.
    Affected if Authorization is disabled, set to permissive defaults, or lacks proper enforcement for unauthenticated requests
  5. Check for unauthorized access indicators
    Review Edge Orchestrator logs for failed authorization attempts, privilege escalation attempts, or authentication failures from adjacent network sources. Check system security logs for account creation or permission modifications by unexpected users.
    Affected if Logs show suspicious authorization bypass attempts or privilege escalation activity from adjacent network sources

A user is affected if Intel Tiber Edge Platform Edge Orchestrator software is installed and its management interfaces are accessible from adjacent network segments without proper authorization controls.

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

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Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply Intel-provided patches when available. Until then, restrict network adjacency by placing affected systems in isolated network segments and monitor for suspicious lateral movement from unauthorized adjacent attackers.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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