SEV Improper Access Control in Secure Nested Paging (SNP)
CVE-2025-29939 Published on February 10, 2026

Improper access control in secure encrypted virtualization (SEV) could allow a privileged attacker to write to the reverse map page (RMP) during secure nested paging (SNP) initialization, potentially resulting in a loss of guest memory confidentiality and integrity.

NVD

Weakness Type

What is an Authorization Vulnerability?

The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

CVE-2025-29939 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.


Affected Versions

AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ 8004 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7003 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9004 Series Processors (formerly codenamed "Genoa"): AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9005 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9004 Series Processors (formerly codenamed "Bergamo"): AMD EPYC™ Embedded 8004 Series Processors:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.02%
Percentile
4.20%

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.