Intel Xeon 6 Processor Privileged Escalation via TDX/SGX Interface Restriction
CVE-2024-48869 Published on May 13, 2025
Improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor with E-cores when using Intel(R) Trust Domain Extensions (Intel(R) TDX) or Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions (Intel(R) SGX) may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-48869 can be exploited with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Hardware Features Enable Physical Attacks from Software
Software-controllable device functionality such as power and clock management permits unauthorized modification of memory or register bits.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-48869
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Exploit Probability
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