AMD PVC Priv Esc via Incorrect Default Permissions
CVE-2024-21958 Published on November 12, 2024

Incorrect default permissions in the AMD Provisioning Console installation directory could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-21958 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Incorrect Default Permissions

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-21958

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AMD Provisioning Console
 

Affected Versions

AMD Provisioning Console (APC) Software: amd provisioning_console_apc_software:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.07%
Percentile
22.46%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.