CVE-2025-14303
MSI｜Motherboard - Protection Mechanism Failure
Description
Certain motherboard models developed by MSI has a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. Because IOMMU was not properly enabled, unauthenticated physical attackers can use a DMA-capable PCIe device to read and write arbitrary physical memory before the OS kernel and its security features are loaded.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 17, 2025, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 17, 2025, 3:15 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-14303
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | cded6c7f-6ce5-4948-8f87-aa7a3bbb6b0e | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | cded6c7f-6ce5-4948-8f87-aa7a3bbb6b0e | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Enable IOMMU in the motherboard BIOS settings.
- Update motherboard firmware to the latest version.
- Restrict physical access to DMA-capable PCIe slots.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-14303.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://csr.msi.com/global/product-security-advisories | |
| https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10577-3cd58-2.html | |
| https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-10576-0a0fd-1.html |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-14303 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-14303
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Certain motherboard models developed by MSI has a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. Because IOMMU was not properly enabled, unauthenticated physical attackers can use a DMA-capable PCIe device to read and write arbitrary physical memory before the OS kernel and its security features are loaded. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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 Added CVSS V3.1 AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-693 Added Reference https://csr.msi.com/global/product-security-advisories Added Reference https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10577-3cd58-2.html Added Reference https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-10576-0a0fd-1.html