CVE-2025-54502
Incorrect use of boot service in the AMD Platform Configuration Blob (APCB) SMM driver could...
Incorrect use of boot service in the AMD Platform Configuration Blob (APCB) SMM driver could allow a privileged attacker with local access (Ring 0) to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Incorrect use of boot service in the AMD Platform Configuration Blob (APCB) SMM driver could allow a privileged attacker with local access (Ring 0) to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2025-54502- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-668, CWE-648
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-209508
Incorrect use of boot service in the AMD Platform Configuration Blob (APCB) SMM driver could allow a privileged attacker with local access (Ring 0) to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2025-209508- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7qm-4248-g65p
Incorrect use of boot service in the AMD Platform Configuration Blob (APCB) SMM driver could...
Incorrect use of boot service in the AMD Platform Configuration Blob (APCB) SMM driver could allow a privileged attacker with local access (Ring 0) to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-p7qm-4248-g65p- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-648, CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect use of boot service in the AMD Platform Configuration Blob (APCB) SMM driver could allow a privileged attacker with local access (Ring 0) to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2025-54502- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-668, CWE-648
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- amd athlon™ 3000 series mobile processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd epyc™ 4004 series processors
- amd epyc™ 7002 series processors
- amd epyc™ 7003 series processors
- amd epyc™ 8004 series processors
- amd epyc™ 9004 series processors
- amd epyc™ 9005 series processors
- amd epyc™ 9v64h processor
- amd epyc™ embedded 7002 series processors
- amd epyc™ embedded 7003 series processors
- amd epyc™ embedded 8004 series processors
- amd epyc™ embedded 9004 series processors (formerly codenamed "bergamo")
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- amd epyc™ embedded 9004 series processors (formerly codenamed "genoa")
- amd epyc™ embedded 9005 series processors
- amd instinct™ mi300a series processors
- amd ryzen™ 3000 series desktop processors
- amd ryzen™ 3000 series mobile processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 4000 series desktop processors
- amd ryzen™ 4000 series mobile processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 5000 series desktop processors
- amd ryzen™ 5000 series desktop processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 5000 series mobile processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 6000 series processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 7000 series desktop processors
- amd ryzen™ 7000 series desktop processors (formerly codenamed "raphael")
- amd ryzen™ 7020 series processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 7030 series mobile processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 7035 series processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 7040 series mobile processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 7045 series mobile processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 8000 series desktop processors
- amd ryzen™ 8000 series desktop processors (formerly codenamed "phoenix")
- amd ryzen™ 8040 series mobile processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 9000 series desktop processors
- amd ryzen™ 9000 series desktop processors (formerly codenamed "granite ridge")
- amd ryzen™ 9000hx series processors
- amd ryzen™ ai 300 series processors
- amd ryzen™ ai max 300 series processors
- amd ryzen™ embedded 5000 series processors
- amd ryzen™ embedded 7000 series processors
- amd ryzen™ embedded 8000 series processors
- amd ryzen™ embedded 9000 series processors
- amd ryzen™ embedded r1000 series processors
- amd ryzen™ embedded r2000 series processors
- amd ryzen™ embedded v1000 series processors (formerly codenamed "raven ridge")
- amd ryzen™ embedded v2000 series processors
- amd ryzen™ embedded v3000 series processors
- amd ryzen™ threadripper™ 7000 processors
- amd ryzen™ threadripper™ 9000 processors
- amd ryzen™ threadripper™ pro 3000 wx-series processors
- amd ryzen™ threadripper™ pro 5000 wx-series processors
- amd ryzen™ threadripper™ pro 7000 wx-series processors
- amd ryzen™ threadripper™ pro 9000 wx-series processors
- amd ryzen™ z1 series processors
- amd ryzen™ z2 series processors
- amd ryzen™ z2 series processors extreme
- amd ryzen™ z2 series processors go
- red hat enterprise linux 10
- red hat enterprise linux 6
- red hat enterprise linux 7
- red hat enterprise linux 8
- red hat enterprise linux 9
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-54502 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Amd Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors With Radeon™ Graphics, published April 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.