CVE-2022-27677

Privilege escalation via unchecked installation file modification

Published Feb 14, 2023 · Updated Mar 19, 2025

Privilege management failure in AMD Ryzen Master before 2.10.1.2287 allows local users to escalate privileges during installation. The installer fails to validate privileges before permitting low-privileged users to modify installation files. Successful exploitation requires local low-privilege access and can execute code with elevated privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege management failure in AMD Ryzen Master before 2.10.1.2287 allows local users to escalate privileges during installation. The installer fails to validate privileges before permitting low-privileged users to modify installation files. Successful exploitation requires local low-privilege access and can execute code with elevated privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-27677
Published
Feb 14, 2023
Updated
Mar 19, 2025
Vendor
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Product
AMD Ryzen Master
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.10.1.2287

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. · AMD Ryzen Masterversion=0 <2.10.1.2287

Published CVSS scores

7.8HPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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