CVE-2025-20012: intel-microcode Incorrect Behavior Order
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-20012 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Incorrect Behavior Order vulnerability in intel-microcode. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.1, physical access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 22 · Related 8Timeline
- 13-05-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Incorrect behavior order for some Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated4.1MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.1MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.1MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVDNIST4.1MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.26%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
18%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.26% on 05-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: physical access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Alpine1 product
- intel-ucode< 20250512-r0
Debian1 product
- intel-microcode< 3.20250512.1~deb12u1 | < 3.20250512.1
Ubuntu1 product
- intel-microcodeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 | < 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 | < 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | < 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | < 3.20250512.0ubuntu0.24.04.1
3 vendors · 3 products
