DLL Hijacking in AMD Cleanup Utility Enables Priv Escalation
CVE-2024-36333 Published on May 15, 2026

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in the AMD Cleanup Utility could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

NVD

Weakness Type

What is a DLL preloading Vulnerability?

The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

CVE-2024-36333 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.


Affected Versions

AMD Radeon™ RX 5000 Series Graphics Products: AMD Radeon™ PRO W5000 Series Graphics Products: AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 Series Graphics Products: AMD Radeon™ RX 7000 Series Graphics Products: AMD Cleanup Utility: AMD Radeon™ PRO W6000 Series Graphics Products: AMD Radeon™ PRO W7000 Series Graphics Products: AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Series Graphics Cards: AMD Radeon™ VII: AMD Radeon™ PRO WX 8000/9000 Series Graphics Cards: AMD Radeon™ PRO VII: