AMD PMFW SMU ARX via Malformed Proxy Messages
CVE-2023-31313 Published on February 12, 2026

An unintended proxy or intermediary in the AMD power management firmware (PMFW) could allow a privileged attacker to send malformed messages to the system management unit (SMU) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-31313 can be exploited with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is a Confused Deputy Vulnerability?

The product receives a request, message, or directive from an upstream component, but the product does not sufficiently preserve the original source of the request before forwarding the request to an external actor that is outside of the product's control sphere. This causes the product to appear to be the source of the request, leading it to act as a proxy or other intermediary between the upstream component and the external actor.

CVE-2023-31313 has been classified to as a Confused Deputy vulnerability or weakness.


Affected Versions

AMD Instinct™ MI210: AMD Instinct™ MI250:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.01%
Percentile
2.85%

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