---
id: CVE-2025-35990
title: >-
  Improper input validation for some Intel Endpoint Management Assistant (EMA)
  software before version 1.14.5 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an
  escalation of privilege
summary: >-
  Improper input validation for some Intel Endpoint Management Assistant (EMA)
  software before version 1.14.5 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an
  escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an
  unauthenticated us…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
vendor: intel
product: endpoint_management_assistant
affected:
  - endpoint_management_assistant < 1.14.5.0
patched:
  - endpoint_management_assistant 1.14.5.0
published: '2026-05-12'
updated: '2026-07-21'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-35990'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01434.html
    label: secure@intel.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00221
epssPercentile: 0.11294
ingestedAt: '2026-07-22T13:03:40.874Z'
---

## Overview

Improper input validation for some Intel Endpoint Management Assistant (EMA) software before version 1.14.5 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via adjacent 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.

## Affected

- `endpoint_management_assistant < 1.14.5.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `endpoint_management_assistant 1.14.5.0`