Weak Permissions in Vitis Unified Enable PrivEsc on Windows
CVE-2025-48505 Published on August 11, 2026

Weak permissions in the Vitis Unified installation path on local Windows machines could allow a low-privileged user to achieve privileged escalation, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-48505 can be exploited with local system access. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
ACTIVE

Weakness Type

Incorrect Default Permissions

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


Affected Versions

AMD Vitis™ Unified Installer for FPGAs & Adaptive SoCs in Windows Version 2026.1 is unaffected by CVE-2025-48505

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.15%
Percentile
3.63%

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.