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CVE-2025-35998

7.9 · HIGH

Missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface in the Intel(R) Quick Assist Technology for some Intel(R) Platforms within Ring 0: Kernel may allow an escalation of privilege.

Published Feb 10, 2026CWE-1299EPSS 0.17%

Overview

CVE-2025-35998 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 10, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.9 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.9, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface in the Intel(R) Quick Assist Technology for some Intel(R) Platforms within Ring 0: Kernel may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. 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 (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refintel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01406.htmlRefaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6888Refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-35998Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438523Refsecurity.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-35998.json

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-35998?

CVE-2025-35998 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 10, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.9 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-35998?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.9, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-35998?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-35998?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-35998 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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