CVE-2025-20095
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Intel RealSense SDK software allows authenticated local users to escalate privileges due to incorrect default permissions. It affects systems running Intel RealSense SDK versions before 2.56.2. Attackers with local access can potentially gain higher privileges on the system.
💻 Affected Systems
- Intel RealSense SDK
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An authenticated attacker gains SYSTEM/root privileges, enabling complete system compromise, data theft, persistence installation, and lateral movement.
Likely Case
Local authenticated users (including low-privilege accounts) escalate to administrator/root privileges to bypass security controls.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and least privilege principles, impact is limited to authorized users only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires local authenticated access. No public exploit code known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.56.2
Vendor Advisory: https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01305.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Download Intel RealSense SDK 2.56.2 or later from Intel's official website. 2. Uninstall previous versions. 3. Install the updated version. 4. Restart the system.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Local Access
allLimit local user access to systems with Intel RealSense SDK installed
Remove Unnecessary SDK Installations
allUninstall Intel RealSense SDK from systems where it's not required
On Windows: Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall Intel RealSense SDK
On Linux: sudo apt remove librealsense2 (or equivalent package manager command)
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict least privilege principles - ensure users only have necessary permissions
- Monitor for privilege escalation attempts and unusual process creation events
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Intel RealSense SDK version. If version is below 2.56.2, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: Check Programs list in Control Panel. On Linux: dpkg -l | grep realsense (Debian/Ubuntu) or rpm -qa | grep realsense (RHEL/Fedora)Verify Fix Applied:
Verify installed version is 2.56.2 or later and test that normal SDK functionality works.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected privilege escalation events
- Process creation with higher privileges than user account
- Access to protected system resources by non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- Not applicable - local vulnerability
SIEM Query:
Process Creation where Parent Process contains 'realsense' AND Integrity Level changed