Local privilege escalation via out-of-bounds memory access
Published May 15, 2026 · Updated May 15, 2026
Improper input validation in the AMD PMF Driver for affected Ryzen processors allows local users to elevate privileges via malformed input. AMD has not disclosed the specific PMF interface or validation error that lets attacker-controlled input trigger out-of-bounds reads and writes. Low-privileged local access is required; successful exploitation can expose or alter memory and execute with elevated privileges.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in the AMD PMF Driver for affected Ryzen processors allows local users to elevate privileges via malformed input. AMD has not disclosed the specific PMF interface or validation error that lets attacker-controlled input trigger out-of-bounds reads and writes. Low-privileged local access is required; successful exploitation can expose or alter memory and execute with elevated privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-48519
- Published
- May 15, 2026
- Updated
- May 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Product
- AMD Ryzen 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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