CVE-2026-50175
Intel Slim Bootloader Untrusted Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation
Description
Untrusted pointer dereference in the FirmwareWakingVector for the Intel(R) Slim Bootloader within Ring 0: Bare Metal OS 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 not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 10, 2026, 5:46 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 10, 2026, 5:46 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
intel
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-50175
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 6dda929c-bb53-4a77-a76d-48e79601a1ce |
Solution
- Update firmware for Intel Slim Bootloader.
- Apply vendor patches promptly.
- Restrict privileged user access.
- Monitor system for unauthorized access.
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