CVE-2024-21966

Local privilege escalation via unchecked DLL loading

Published Feb 11, 2025 · Updated Feb 11, 2025

DLL hijacking in AMD Ryzen Master 2.14.0.3205 allows local users to gain elevated code execution through a malicious library. The utility omits checks intended to prevent dynamic DLL loads, allowing a substituted library to run in its process. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and user interaction; successful loading executes attacker code with the utility’s elevated privileges.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

DLL hijacking in AMD Ryzen Master 2.14.0.3205 allows local users to gain elevated code execution through a malicious library. The utility omits checks intended to prevent dynamic DLL loads, allowing a substituted library to run in its process. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and user interaction; successful loading executes attacker code with the utility’s elevated privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21966
Published
Feb 11, 2025
Updated
Feb 11, 2025
Vendor
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Product
AMD Ryzen Master
Classifications
CWE-269, T1574.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.14.0.3205

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. · AMD Ryzen Masterversion=2.14.0.3205

Published CVSS scores

7.3Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 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
T1574.002DLL Side-Loading

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