Framework Laptop 13 13th Gen Intel Core BIOS 3.16 Release BETA

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Highlights

  1. Update MCU to 0x6133.
  2. Update Intel SIC to 0C.01.F6.20 (Intel BIOS 6072.00).
  3. Fixed an issue where the system was unable to boot from partially locked self-encrypting drives (SEDs)
  4. Introduced Battery Charge Limiting status functionality.
  5. 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.
  6. Modified the F2 key in the F12 Boot Menu to go to the setup menu instead of the settings menu to allow easier navigation to secure boot settings.
  7. Security Fixes - CVE-2025-20064, CVE-2025-20037

Please note: With BIOS 3.16, you can downgrade to a previous version.

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

After the beta release, we will monitor community feedback, and publish this release to our stable release channel after approximately one week if no major issues are reported.

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Downloads

Windows

Download Link SHA256
Framework_Laptop_13_13th_Gen_Intel_Core_BIOS_3.16.exe 44DA5FDA729BC8141E3C94112A445F598AFF17A7EC60111A4163DDFC6F68CBD8

Instructions for Windows Installer:

  1. Run the .exe.
  2. Click yes to reboot.
  3. Wait for the firmware progress bar to complete, and then the system will reboot.
  4. If you are updating a system in standalone mode, please pay careful attention to the standalone update process below.

Please note that you must update with a charger attached.

Please note that the windows update does not support updating retimer firmware. There is not a functional impact to port functionality if you do not choose to update your retimer firmware.

Windows retimer updates

Please note that retimer updates only need to be done one time. So this is only necessary to do one time. This is optional.

Download Link SHA256
Framework_Laptop_13_13th_Gen_Intel_Core_Retimer_port01_310.exe 44DB0311EBA4CB86194258682A3A7FB40789F1FD271D19FC504C4B6948A1FE38
Framework_Laptop_13_13th_Gen_Intel_Core_Retimer_port23_310.exe 5C4EEAB2EEE74414C3323A85FC84E8244848A8251C78D604BD7DABE5D6F0E2FE

There are 2 retimers on the system. Please follow the instructions to do twice with different executable files.

Retimer update instructions.

  1. Update the BIOS first.
  2. Boot into Windows after BIOS update.
  3. Run the .exe and wait for the firmware update tool to stage the update.

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4. After initialization, the system will restart and update the retimer firmware.
5. Repeat step 3 after rebooting to update the second set of retimers.

Please note that you must update with a charger attached.

Linux/LVFS

Please note that for this platform LVFS will not update the CSME firmware. so we only recommend updating using the EFI updater. This is a limitation of LVFS which does not ship the binary blobs from Intel necessary to update the CSME.

Updating via LVFS is available in the testing channel during the beta period.

You can enable updates from testing by running

fwupdmgr enable-remote lvfs-testing

Please note that you must update with a charger attached, then run:

fwupdmgr refresh --force

then

fwupdmgr get-updates

then

fwupdmgr update

Please note that you must update with a charger attached.

LVFS may not update if the battery is 100% charged. LVFS uses the battery status to determine if it is safe to apply updates. However if our battery is at 100% and the charger is off, we set the battery charging status to false. In this case you can discharge your battery a few percent, then plug in AC again and run fwupdmgr update.

Linux/Other/UEFI Shell update

Download Link SHA256
Framework_Laptop_13_13th_Gen_Intel_Core_BIOS_3.16_EFI.zip 3C903A4398A97646B1D120F195372A881B23997FA4BCEAB49F951D87D57558E2

Note that if you use the EFI shell update with Windows, you should suspend Bitlocker if enabled before updating using the EFI updater.

Instructions for EFI shell update:

  1. 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.
  2. Attach a charger to your device while updating.
  3. Boot your system while pressing F12 and boot from the thumb drive.
  4. Let startup.nsh run automatically.
  5. Follow the instructions to install the update.

If doing a standalone update, the display output will not work during the retimer update. Please note that retimer updates take 2 minutes to complete. So please wait at least 5 minutes before attempting to power off or reset the device.

Updating a Mainboard outside of a laptop

This release supports standalone updates without a battery attached. After rebooting, please follow the onscreen instructions to update your BIOS when in standalone mode, which will require moving the power source between both sides of the Mainboard to allow PD firmware to update correctly.

Please note that the power and display output must be connected to the same side during standalone updates. Failure to do this may result in no display output during the update process.

We recommend the following update flow for standalone updates:

Part 1

Ensure that standalone operation is enabled in the bios advanced setup menu.

Display connected to upper left port.
Power connected to the lower left port.
Run the updater from EFI/Windows updater.

After rebooting into the updater the update will commence:

The updater will update the BIOS and EC.

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The Updater will update the PD controller that is not connected to the power source.

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You will see one PD controller will fail the update with the X, and “Update Complete!!!” is displayed, but the bios will restart.

Part 2

At this screen, the bios update will stop. You must disconnect the display and power source, and move them to the other side.
The display should be connected to the top right.
Power should be connected to the bottom right.

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Press the power button, and the second PD update will complete.

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If the PD version is the latest, you will see all updates with the V, and “Update Complete!!!” is displayed.

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Then, the system will restart to update CSME firmware.

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After this, the system will reboot, and your bios update is complete.

Security Fixes

CVE Note Score (CVSS Version 3.x)
CVE-2025-20064 A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in projectworlds Life Insurance Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /deletePayment.php. The manipulation of the argument recipt_no leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. 7.3
CVE-2025-20037 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in firmware for some Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. 6.8

Enhancements

  1. Update MCU to 0x6133.
  2. Update Intel SIC to 0C.01.F6.20 (Intel BIOS 6072.00).
  3. Introduced Battery Charge Limiting status functionality.
  4. 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.
  5. Modified the F2 key in the F12 Boot Menu to go to the setup menu instead of the settings menu to allow easier navigation to secure boot settings.

Fixes

  1. Fixed an issue where the system was unable to boot from partially locked self-encrypting drives (SEDs).
  2. Security Fixes - CVE-2025-20064, CVE-2025-20037

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.

BIOS 3.16 Updated
SIC 0C.01.F6.20 Updated
Intel CSME 16.1.35.2557v0.1 Same
MCU 0x6133 Updated
GOP 21.0.1066 Same
EC ec_316_94be25a Updated
PD 0.1.2E Same

Reporting Issues

To report issues we have created a public issue tracker on github. GitHub · Where software is built

We hope that this is a better way to track issues with community involvement moving forward as we have found it difficult to both gather relevant information about issues people are reporting on the forums, and track the issues through their lifecycle in a transparent way.

If you do 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.

If you have an issue regarding hardware, broken devices, returns, etc, this is not the place, please contact Framework Support. https://frame.work/support

Known Issues

  1. When updating using the EFI update method, the update will fail if the internal SSD is formatted as MBR.
  2. If updating on Linux using LVFS. The update may not be available until you attach the system to a charger.
  3. No display output during the retimer update.