Framework Laptop 13 Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 1 BIOS 3.07 Release STABLE

Framework Laptop 13
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Highlights

  1. Added support for Framework Laptop 13 Pro features - Enabled compatibility for the haptic touchpad, touch panel, and 74W battery.
  2. Updated the audio verb table to support the new speakers in the Framework Laptop 13 Pro chassis.
  3. Improved fan detection behavior within the Input Module application.
  4. Updated Intel CSME firmware to version 18.1.18.2644 Corporate.
  5. Fixed an issue where the GPU could experience a hang condition in Linux.
  6. Fixed an issue where the system was unable to boot from partially locked self-encrypting drives (SEDs)
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Fixed an issue where the Battery Extender status was reported incorrectly following a reboot, hibernation, or shutdown after the timer had expired.
  10. Security Fixed - INTEL-SA-01280 (CVE-2025-20037, CVE-2025-20067).

Please note: Updating to version 3.07 requires a minimum baseline of BIOS version 3.04. Please verify that your system is running v3.04 or newer before executing this flash. This firmware prevents downgrades to any version older than 3.04.

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

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Downloads

Windows

Download Link SHA256
Framework_Laptop_13_Intel_Core_Ultra_Series1_BIOS_3.07.exe 3633D550EA6879C41F6EF1D52EA756D3CBE537F11E461761063E8B6716FEA17C

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_Intel_Core_Ultra_Series1_Retimer_port01_624.exe 91B91554E0C5CBD3778DFB1DC355D88B15FBF10BCD0A5BF38D73DF859375691D
Framework_Laptop_13_Intel_Core_Ultra_Series1_Retimer_port23_624.exe D1D9F084B65B33AABDA15CB11E754A9987539E315424CF832B47E2D014DB625A

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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  1. After initialization, the system will restart and update the retimer firmware.
  2. 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 supports the updated CSME firmware.

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
https://downloads.frame.work/bios/Framework_Laptop_13_Intel_Core_Ultra_Series1_BIOS_3.07_EFI.zip 4F68F1EC16255D9D4DACF8DA936AF57350D5DB3635BC59970EF7117CE5CE178B

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.

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.

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

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Security Fixes

CVE Note Score (CVSS Version 3.x)
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. 7.2
CVE-2025-20067 Observable timing discrepancy in firmware for some Intel(R) CSME and Intel(R) SPS may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. 6.0

Enhancements

  1. Added support for Framework Laptop 13 Pro features - Enabled compatibility for the haptic touchpad, touch panel, and 74W battery.
  2. Updated the audio verb table to support the new speakers in the Framework Laptop 13 Pro chassis.
  3. Improved fan detection behavior within the Input Module application.
  4. Updated Intel CSME firmware to version 18.1.18.2644 Corporate.
  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.

Fixes

  1. Fixed an issue where the GPU could experience a hang condition in Linux.
  2. Fixed an issue where the system was unable to boot from partially locked self-encrypting drives (SEDs)
  3. Fixed an issue where the Battery Extender status was reported incorrectly following a reboot, hibernation, or shutdown after the timer had expired.
  4. Security Fixed - INTEL-SA-01280 (CVE-2025-20037, CVE-2025-20067).

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 3.07 Updated
Intel CSME 18.1.18.2644 Updated
MCU 0x24 Same
GOP 22.0.1041 Same
EC ec_307_cfeca49 Updated
PD 0.0.0A Same
Retimer 624 Same

Reporting Issues

To report issues we have created a public issue tracker on github. Issues · FrameworkComputer/SoftwareFirmwareIssueTracker · GitHub

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.

Known Issues

  1. If external ports are disabled in the BIOS, they can still function if the wifi/bluetooth device is disabled/enabled.
  2. No display output during the retimer update.
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There is a LVFS problem needs to be resolved for CSME firmware. It will be move to testing for downloading tomorrow.

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CSME firmware 18.1.18.2664 has been moved to testing in LVFS.

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This version and update tool works with no issues. :+1:

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Updated successfully to BIOS 3.07 with fwupd/LVFS, however it seems that the updated CSME firmware is not yet available in the stable LVFS channel, even though the BIOS 3.07 itself is in the stable channel already, is that intentional?

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hmm, i updated a few days ago via fwupdmgr which installed the 18.1.18.2644 CSME firmware from the “stable” lvfs remote; however, currently the lvfs www site shows the CSME update as “may not be suitable for production systems” (dated 2026-06-10 18:09:10).

So maybe something has changed.

HTH