High severity · published Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2025-54512
A DLL hijacking vulnerability within the AMD Ryzen Master installation could allow a local user-privileged attacker to escalate privileges, potentially resulting in arbitrary code…
7.0
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A DLL hijacking vulnerability within the AMD Ryzen Master installation could allow a local user-privileged attacker to escalate privileges, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AR
AMD Ryzen™ Master · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ Master (AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Processors) · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ Master SDK · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54512
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54512
www.amd.com
https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-9020.html
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