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Endpoint Management AssistantApplication · Intel

CVE-2025-35990

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.14.5.0 or later.
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93/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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 input validation for some Intel Endpoint Management Assistant (EMA) software before version 1.14.5 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via adjacent access when attack requirements are not 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.

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 · high confidence

Improper input validation vulnerability in Intel Endpoint Management Assistant (EMA) user applications (Ring 3) before version 1.14.5 allows an unauthenticated, unprivileged attacker with adjacent network access to escalate privileges through low-complexity attacks requiring no user interaction or special internal knowledge.

MitigationUpgrade Intel Endpoint Management Assistant to version 1.14.5 or later to remediate the improper input validation flaw.

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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
Endpoint Management AssistantApplication
Affected:< 1.14.5.0

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 EMA is installed
    Open Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion' in PowerShell to list installed software. Look for 'Intel Endpoint Management Assistant' in the results.
    Affected if Intel Endpoint Management Assistant appears in the installed programs list
  2. Determine the installed version
    If found, note the displayed version number. Alternatively, right-click the Intel EMA executable (typically in C:\Program Files\Intel\EMA or C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\EMA) and view Properties > Details to see the File Version.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 1.14.5 (for example, 1.14.4, 1.14.0, 1.13.x, etc.)
  3. Verify the service is running and network-accessible
    Open Services (services.msc) and locate the Intel EMA service. Check if it shows as Running. Also run 'netstat -an | findstr LISTENING' to see if the EMA service is listening on any TCP ports (common ports: 8080, 8443, or custom ports).
    Affected if The Intel EMA service is running and listening on network ports, making it accessible to adjacent network attackers
  4. Confirm vulnerability applicability conditions
    Review the CVE details: the flaw requires adjacent network access (local subnet), not remote internet access. The attacker must be on the same network segment as the affected system.
    Affected if The system is on a network where untrusted adjacent attackers could reach the Intel EMA service (for example, shared office network, untrusted VLAN)

A system is affected if Intel Endpoint Management Assistant version 1.14.4 or earlier is installed, the service is running and network-accessible, and the system is on a network where unauthenticated adjacent attackers can reach it.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.14.5.0 or later
Fixed in 1.14.5.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Intel Endpoint Management Assistant to version 1.14.5 or later to remediate the improper input validation flaw.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Intel Endpoint Management Assistant (EMA) version 1.14.5

  1. Obtain Intel Endpoint Management Assistant (EMA) version 1.14.5 or later from the official Intel download center or your Intel support representative
  2. Ensure you have appropriate administrative credentials for the Intel EMA installation
  3. Back up the current Intel EMA configuration and database according to your organization's backup procedures
  4. Stop the Intel EMA services if required by the upgrade process
  5. Install version 1.14.5 following Intel's standard upgrade documentation
  6. Verify the installation completed successfully
  7. Restart Intel EMA services if they were stopped
  8. Confirm the version number reflects 1.14.5 or later

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

Fix this in Endpoint Management Assistant Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,500
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