CVE-2025-21086 - Improper input validation in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 700 Series Ethernet before version 2.28.5 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege

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Improper input validation in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 700 Series Ethernet before version 2.28.5 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege

Published Aug 12, 2025

6.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 4.0

EPSS 0.13%

Description

Improper input validation in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 700 Series Ethernet before version 2.28.5 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege.

Affected products

Vendor n/a Product Intel(R) 700 Series Ethernet Default
unaffected
Affected
- before version 2.28.5

Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).

Vendor	Product	Default status	Versions
n/a	Intel(R) 700 Series Ethernet	unaffected	Affected before version 2.28.5

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (2)

Link	Providers	Tags
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-24427		Advisory
https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01335.html

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner intel

Published Aug 12, 2025

Updated Feb 26, 2026

Reserved Feb 21, 2025

Link CVE-2025-21086

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Aug 14, 2025

NVD

Status Deferred

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2025-21086

Red Hat

No data

ENISA EUVD

Assigner intel

Published Aug 12, 2025

Updated Feb 26, 2026

Link EUVD-2025-24427

GitHub

No data