CVE-2025-32038
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 · uneditedUncontrolled search path for some FPGA Support Package for the Intel oneAPI DPC++C++ Compiler software before version 2025.0.1 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 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.
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 confidenceUncontrolled search path vulnerability in the FPGA Support Package for Intel oneAPI DPC++ Compiler (versions before 2025.0.1) allows privilege escalation via DLL hijacking or similar library loading attacks. An authenticated local attacker with high complexity can exploit this Ring 3 user application vulnerability to elevate privileges by tricking the software into loading malicious libraries from untrusted paths.
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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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Intel oneAPI DPC++ Compiler FPGA Support Package installationSearch for folders named 'fpga' or 'fpga_support' within the Intel oneAPI installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\Intel\oneAPI\ or /opt/intel/oneapi/). Check both 32-bit and 64-bit Program Files directories.Affected if The FPGA Support Package directory exists on the system.
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Identify the installed FPGA Support Package versionOpen the fpga support package directory and look for a version file, manifest, or the binary name containing version information. Alternatively, run 'oneapi-cli' or check 'ipmctl' output if available, or inspect the DLL/properties of the main FPGA compiler binaries in the fpga folder.Affected if The version found is earlier than 2025.0.1 (e.g., 2024.x, 2023.x, etc.).
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Verify the oneAPI Compiler base versionCheck the Intel oneAPI base toolkit version by running 'oneapi-cli --version' or inspecting the main compiler directory under C:\Program Files\Intel\oneAPI\compiler\. The FPGA Support Package version typically aligns with the compiler version.Affected if The base compiler version is below 2025.0.1.
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Check for untrusted library loading pathsExamine the PATH environment variable and the FPGA compiler bin directory for any entries pointing to user-writable directories (e.g., temp folders, network shares). Inspect the FPGA compiler's dependency walker or procmon output to identify DLL search order.Affected if The PATH contains user-writable directories before the Intel oneAPI paths, or DLL search order allows loading from current directory.
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Confirm presence of the vulnerable componentVerify that the fpga_compiler or fpga_* executables and their supporting DLLs are present in the installation. Check the file properties of these binaries for version information.Affected if The FPGA Support Package binaries exist and their version property shows a build earlier than 2025.0.1.
A system is affected if the Intel oneAPI DPC++ Compiler FPGA Support Package is installed with a version earlier than 2025.0.1, allowing DLL hijacking via untrusted search paths.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scopedUpgrade the Intel oneAPI DPC++ Compiler FPGA Support Package to version 2025.0.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
Intel oneAPI DPC++ C++ Compiler version 2025.0.1 (or later)
- Identify the current version of Intel oneAPI DPC++ C++ Compiler installed on the system
- Navigate to the official Intel website or download center to obtain version 2025.0.1 or later of the Intel oneAPI DPC++ C++ Compiler FPGA Support Package
- Download the installer for the updated version
- Run the installer with appropriate administrator privileges
- Follow the installation prompts to complete the upgrade, ensuring the FPGA Support Package component is updated
- Verify the installed version is 2025.0.1 or later after installation completes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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