AMD APCB SMM Driver PrivEsc via Boot Service Exploit
CVE-2025-54502 Published on April 16, 2026

Incorrect use of boot service in the AMD Platform Configuration Blob (APCB) SMM driver could allow a privileged attacker with local access (Ring 0) to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

NVD

Weakness Type

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.


Affected Versions

AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ 4004 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series Processors: AMD Instinct™ MI300A Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ 9V64H Processor: AMD EPYC™ 8004 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Ryzen™ 7045 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3000 WX-Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 7030 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3000 WX-Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 9000HX Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 5000 WX-Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 7000 WX-Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Desktop Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Desktop Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series Desktop Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 8040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics: AMD Ryzen™ AI Max 300 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Z1 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Z2 Series Processors Extreme: AMD Ryzen™ Z2 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Z2 Series Processors Go: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 7000 WX-Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 7000 Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 9000 Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 9000 WX-Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors (formerly codenamed "Raphael"): AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Desktop Processors (formerly codenamed "Phoenix"): AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series Desktop Processors (formerly codenamed "Granite Ridge"): AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7003 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9004 Series Processors (formerly codenamed "Genoa"): AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7002 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R1000 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R2000 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1000 Series Processors (formerly codenamed "Raven Ridge"): AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 5000 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V2000 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V3000 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9004 Series Processors (formerly codenamed "Bergamo"): AMD EPYC™ Embedded 8004 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 9000 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 8000 Series Processors: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 7000 Series Processors: AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9005 Series Processors:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.02%
Percentile
5.63%

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.