CVE-2025-24840
📋 TL;DR
An improper access control vulnerability in Intel Tiber Edge Platform's Edge Orchestrator software allows unauthenticated attackers on adjacent networks to potentially escalate privileges. This affects organizations using Intel Tiber Edge Platform with Edge Orchestrator versions before 24.11.1. The vulnerability requires network adjacency to the vulnerable system.
💻 Affected Systems
- Intel Tiber Edge Platform Edge Orchestrator
⚠️ 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 attacker on the same network segment could gain administrative control over the Edge Orchestrator, potentially compromising the entire edge computing infrastructure and accessing sensitive edge data.
Likely Case
An attacker with network access could gain unauthorized access to edge orchestration functions, potentially disrupting edge operations or accessing edge application data.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and access controls, the impact is limited to authorized network segments only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires network adjacency but no authentication. The CWE-284 classification suggests improper access control mechanisms.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 24.11.1
Vendor Advisory: https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01317.html
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Download Edge Orchestrator version 24.11.1 from Intel's official distribution channels. 2. Follow Intel's upgrade documentation for Tiber Edge Platform. 3. Apply the update to all affected Edge Orchestrator instances. 4. Verify successful update completion.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Segmentation
allIsolate Edge Orchestrator management interfaces to dedicated, restricted network segments
Configure network firewalls to restrict access to Edge Orchestrator ports to authorized management networks only
Access Control Lists
allImplement strict network access controls to limit adjacent network access
Apply network ACLs to only allow trusted IP addresses to communicate with Edge Orchestrator services
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate Edge Orchestrator from untrusted network segments
- Deploy network monitoring and intrusion detection on segments containing Edge Orchestrator instances
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the Edge Orchestrator version via the management interface or using the version check commandCheck Version:
Check the Edge Orchestrator web interface or use platform-specific CLI commands to display software versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify the Edge Orchestrator version shows 24.11.1 or later and test that unauthorized adjacent network access is properly blocked📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to Edge Orchestrator APIs or services
- Authentication bypass events in Edge Orchestrator logs
- Unusual privilege escalation activities
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected network connections to Edge Orchestrator ports from adjacent networks
- Traffic patterns suggesting privilege escalation attempts
SIEM Query:
source="edge_orchestrator" AND (event_type="access_control_failure" OR event_type="authentication_bypass")