Framework Laptop 13 12th Gen Intel® Core™ — BIOS 3.20

Downloads

File Release Date

Windows BIOS v3.20 Installer 2026-07-06 Framework_Laptop_13_12th_Gen_Intel_Core_BIOS__3.20.exe SHA256 · 3244FEA111D29103F2E0F95BDB50FC6F567A9441FEBB46C49361FA06B1E51F78

Windows Driver Bundle v3.05 2026-05-12 Framework_Laptop_13_12th_and_13th_Gen_Intel_Core_driver_bundle_W11_v3.05_2026_05_12.exe SHA256 · 8E89972B38BF9EA980789F121F47A613EA46045FF13CA5040C9E761FE91C9947

Wi-Fi Driver for use during Windows Installation 2026-06-18 Framework_W11_OOBE_Wifi_Driver_Package.zip SHA256 · 13d7286531f7fc354bf345ea6f465c76cbba79f783a44b45d4803743022b574a

EFI Shell Update (BIOS v3.20) 2026-07-06 Framework_Laptop_13_12th_Gen_Intel_Core_BIOS__3.20_EFI.zip SHA256 · 88CD52B4BD6440E01B6D9E158A0C5303FE19392159DF3AEC466038F4ECE96D37

BIOS

3.20

Released 2026-07-06

Stable

Latest

Highlights

• Updated CSME to 16.1.40.2765v3 Corporate.
• Update Microcode to 0x43B.
• Added support for Framework Laptop 13 Pro features - Enabled compatibility for the haptic touchpad, touch panel, and 74W battery.
• Fixed an issue where the system was unable to boot from partially locked self-encrypting drives (SEDs)
• Fixed an issue where the Battery Extender status was reported incorrectly following a reboot, hibernation, or shutdown after the timer had expired.
• Enhanced the Power On AC behavior, allowing the feature to work correctly without requiring the system to boot into the Operating System at least once for initialization.
• Security Fix: CVE-2025-32008 - Out-of-bounds write in the firmware for the Intel® AMT and Intel® Standard Manageability within Ring 3: User Applications may allow a denial of service. Network adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable denial of service. This result may potentially occur via network 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 (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (low) impacts. (CVSS 8.6)
• Security Fix: CVE-2024-24853 - Incorrect behavior order in transition between executive monitor and SMI transfer monitor (STM) in some Intel® Processor may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVSS 7.2)
• Security Fix: CVE-2025-20080 - Null pointer dereference in the firmware for some Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability within Ring 0: Kernel may allow a denial of service. Network adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable denial of service. This result may potentially occur via network access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts. (CVSS 6.8)
• Security Fix: CVE-2025-27708 - Out-of-bounds read in the firmware for some Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) Firmware (FW) within Ring 0: Kernel may allow an information disclosure. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable data exposure. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (none) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts. (CVSS 4.1)
• Security Fix: CVE-2025-31648 - Improper handling of values in the microcode flow for some Intel(R) Processor Family may allow an escalation of privilege. Startup code and smm adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present with special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (low), integrity (low) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (low), integrity (low) and availability (none) impacts. (CVSS 3.9)

Component Versions

This BIOS update is a bundle of updates to multiple embedded components in the system. Not all of them use the same version number.

Component	Version
SI	c.0.75.10
TXT	1.18.13.0
Intel CSME	16.1.40.2765v3	Updated
Microcode	0x43B	Updated
GOP	21.0.1061
EC	ec_320_e12d9a6	Updated
PD	0.1.2E

Windows Driver Component Versions

Driver	Version
Intel Chipset	10.1.20389.8776	Updated
Intel GNA	03.05.00.1574
Intel Management Engine	2601.9.16	Updated
Intel Management and Security Status	2543.9.0.0	Updated
Intel Serial IO	31.100.2351.81
Intel Display	31.0.101.7085	Updated
Intel Graphics Command Center	1.100.5688.0
Intel Dynamic Tuning	9.0.11404.39881
Intel TXT Authenticated Code Module	1.18.16.0
Intel PROSet WiFi	24.30.1.1	Updated
Intel PROSet Bluetooth	24.30.1.1	Updated
Goodix Fingerprint	3.12804.1.290	Updated
Realtek Ethernet	11013_20_07272023_08042023
SD Card Reader	v4_5_10_201
2nd Gen uSD Card Reader	v4_5_10_202

Installation

Note

If you update to 3.06 or higher, you will not be able to downgrade to version lower than 3.06, as it will cause left side ports to stop functioning correctly.

You can check your current BIOS version following the steps here to determine if you are on the latest release.

Note

You must update with a charger attached.

Linux

Framework firmware is published to LVFS and updates via fwupd, which ships by default on most modern distributions.

fwupdmgr refresh --force
fwupdmgr get-updates
fwupdmgr update

Caution

LVFS may not update if the battery is at 100%.
If you experience issues, discharge to 95%, plug AC back in, then re-run fwupdmgr update.

Windows

1. Download the Framework Laptop 13 12th Gen Intel® Core™ BIOS 3.20 Windows Installer.
2. Run the .exe and click "Yes" when prompted to reboot.
3. Wait for the firmware progress bar to complete — the system will reboot automatically. Do not interrupt.
4. Download and install the Windows Driver Bundle v3.05 for your system if you are currently using a previous Driver Bundle release, or you are installing the Driver Bundle for the first time.

Retimer Updates (Optional)

Retimer updates only need to be performed once. There is no functional impact to port functionality if you do not update. Follow these instructions twice — once for each retimer file.

Framework_Laptop_13_12th_Gen_Intel_Core_Retimer_port_01_310.exe

SHA256 · F4A9315376EB73C4C6C8E380E0540AFC5ADEF2DA5B787443188BEFEBC50E4F51 Download

Framework_Laptop_13_12th_Gen_Intel_Core_Retimer_port_23_310.exe

SHA256 · 4C6C78C552D016B69009025BEB0540C582A03BBA3A581AFA42320403B6584801 Download

1. Update the BIOS first.
2. Boot into Windows after the BIOS update.

3. Run the .exe and wait for the firmware update tool to stage the update.

4. After initialization, the system will restart and update the retimer firmware.

5. Repeat from step 3 to update the second set of retimers.

EFI Shell Update

Note

If you use the EFI shell update with Windows, you should suspend Bitlocker if enabled before updating using the EFI updater.
1. Download the EFI Shell Update v3.20.
2. Extract contents of zip folder to a FAT32 formatted USB drive. Cleanly unmount the drive before physically removing it, otherwise the BIOS update may not function correctly.
3. Attach a charger to your device while updating.
4. Boot your system while pressing F12 and boot from the thumb drive.
5. Let startup.nsh run automatically.
6. Follow the instructions to install the update.

Known Issues

• There are two progress bars when updating the BIOS using the EFI update method
• No display output during the retimer update in standalone mode

Reporting Issues

Please use the public issue tracker on GitHub to report issues.

If you experience an issue with the update that is related to your system firmware, please post as complete a description as you can, including relevant system information and external peripherals. Please note that we do not currently have a SLA for responding to issues on github, but we will be reviewing them through the bios release process, and will review them for future updates as well.

Please contact support if you have an issue regarding hardware, broken devices, returns, etc.

Other Releases

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