---
id: CVE-2025-35969
title: >-
  Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) Server Firmware Update Utility
  Software before version 16.0.12
summary: >-
  Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) Server Firmware Update Utility
  Software before version 16.0.12. within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an
  escalation of privilege. System software adversary with an authenticated user
  combin…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-427
published: '2026-05-12'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T13:10:00.187'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-35969'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01410.html
    label: secure@intel.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00089
epssPercentile: 0.00393
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T13:30:58.495Z'
---

## Overview

Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) Server Firmware Update Utility Software before version 16.0.12. within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active 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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.