CVE-2025-31938: intel-microcode

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-31938 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in intel-microcode. EPSS estimates a 0.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-08-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 12-08-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Insufficient granularity of access control in some subsystem for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 Scalable processors with Intel(R) TDX may allow an information disclosure. Authorized adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable data exposure. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present with special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

• CWE-1220Insufficient Granularity of Access ControlThe product implements access controls via a policy or other feature with the intention to disable or restrict accesses (reads and/or writes) to assets in a system from untrusted agents. However, implemented access controls lack required granularity, which renders the control policy too broad because it allows accesses from unauthorized agents to the security-sensitive assets.