CVE-2025-30185
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XSummary
CVE-2025-30185 is a high-severity Active Debug Code (CWE-489) vulnerability in Intel UEFI (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to CM-2 (Baseline Configuration) and CM-7 (Least Functionality) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-93496
Vulnerability Data
Active debug code for some Intel UEFI reference platforms within Ring 0: Kernel may allow a denial of service and escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable data alteration.…
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This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (high) and availability (high) impacts.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Baseline configuration defines the approved production state that must exclude active debug code.
Least functionality explicitly prohibits enabling unnecessary debug or diagnostic features in production builds.
Documented development standards and tools can require removal of debug code before release.
Security-integrated SDLC processes ensure debug artifacts are stripped prior to deployment.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require removal of debug code before release, covering most of this weakness while the control addresses many other development issues.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development and acceptance catches active debug code before deployment.
Configuration management can disable or remove debug features through hardened baselines.
Secure development life cycle mandates removal of debug code before release.
Secure coding standards explicitly prohibit leaving debug code active in production.
Separation of environments reduces risk of debug code reaching production but does not directly address its removal.
Change management can enforce removal of debug code as part of release gates.