AMD uProf Junction Point Local Privilege Escalation
CVE-2024-36340 Published on May 13, 2025

A junction point vulnerability within AMD uProf can allow a local low-privileged attacker to create junction points, potentially resulting in arbitrary file deletion or disclosure.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-36340 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 have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

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

Weakness Type

CWE-1386

Products Associated with CVE-2024-36340

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AMD Uprof
 

Affected Versions

AMD μProf Version 5.0 is unaffected by CVE-2024-36340

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.05%
Percentile
16.58%

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.