AMD uProf Local Privilege Escalation via Improper Kernel Memory Write
CVE-2026-0466 Published on June 9, 2026

Improper access control in AMD uProf may allow a local attacker with user privileges to write to the kernel-shared memory section, potentially resulting in crash or denial of service.

NVD

Weakness Type

Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

The application does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the application does.


Affected Versions

AMD µProf Version 5.3 is unaffected by CVE-2026-0466

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.10%
Percentile
1.06%

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