CVE-2025-30508: Intel(R) Platforms · Denial of Service
Affects Intel(R) PlatformsSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Feb 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Intel(R) Platforms | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Apply official patches or firmware updates from Intel as soon as they become available to address the improper authorization flaw in Quick Assist Technology. 2. Restrict local access to systems running Intel QAT to trusted and authorized personnel only, minimizing the risk of exploitation by unprivileged users. 3. Implement strict user account management and monitoring to detect and prevent unauthorized or suspicious local logins. 4. Employ host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS) to monitor for unusual system behavior or crashes related to QAT components. 5. Consider isolating critical systems using Intel QAT in secure network segments with limited user access. 6. Regularly audit and review system logs for signs of attempted exploitation or denial of service conditions. 7. Educate system administrators and security teams about the vulnerability and its exploitation vectors to improve incident response readiness.
Description
Improper authorization in the Intel(R) Quick Assist Technology for some Intel(R) Platforms within Ring 0: Kernel may allow a denial of service. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable denial of service. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present with special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.