Name: CVE-2025-61971: Security-Sensitive Hardware Controls with Missing Lock Bit Protection
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-61971, CWE-1233, CVSS 5.9, EPSS 0.00116

Missing lock bit protection for NBIO registers could allow a local admin-privileged attacker to modify MMIO routing configurations, potentially resulting in loss of SEV-SNP guest integrity.

CVSS Details

CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 5.9 (MEDIUM)
CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/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)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Dell Poweredge Dsa2026076	—	Upgrade Dell PowerEdge to the latest version	May 14, 2026	May 12, 2026
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 17, 2026	May 13, 2026

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CVSS Details

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