CVE-2025-14303

Dec. 18, 2025, 3:08 p.m.

7.0
Medium

Description

Certain motherboard models developed by MSI has a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. Because IOMMU was not properly enabled, unauthenticated physical attackers can use a DMA-capable PCIe device to read and write arbitrary physical memory before the OS kernel and its security features are loaded.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-693
Protection Mechanism Failure
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

References

https://csr.msi.com/global/product-security-advisories
https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10577-3cd58-2.html
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-10576-0a0fd-1.html

Tags

twcert@cert.org.tw
2025-12-17
CVE-2025-14303

CVSS Score

7.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: PHYSICAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:X

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 17, 2025, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 18, 2025, 3:08 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

twcert@cert.org.tw

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