VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-9836

Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Platform Security Processor (PSP; aka AMD Secure Processor or AMD-SP) 0.17 build 11 and earlier has an insecure cryptographic implementation.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 1.61%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 1.61% probability · 76th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-327
Affected: amd/secure encrypted virtualization firmware · opensuse/leap
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 1.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153436/AMD-Secure-Encrypted-Virtualization-SEV-Key-Recovery.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/46Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03943en_usThird Party Advisory
https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-securityVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153436/AMD-Secure-Encrypted-Virtualization-SEV-Key-Recovery.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/46Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03943en_usThird Party Advisory
https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-securityVendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.