DLL Hijack in AMD Power Design Manager Elevates Local Privileges
CVE-2025-8087 Published on August 11, 2026

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in AMD Power Design Manager could allow a malicious local attacker to escalate privileges during the uninstallation process, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-8087 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:
PASSIVE

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-2025-8087 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.


Affected Versions

AMD Power Design Manager (PDM) Software Un-Installer Version 2026.1 is unaffected by CVE-2025-8087