SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-26334

The AMDPowerProfiler.sys driver of AMD μProf tool may allow lower privileged users to access MSRs in kernel which may lead to privilege escalation and ring-0 code execution by the lower privileged user.

CRITICAL 9.9EPSS 1.17%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The AMDPowerProfiler.sys driver of AMD μProf tool may allow lower privileged users to access MSRs in kernel which may lead to privilege escalation and ring-0 code execution by the lower privileged user.

CVSS 3.1
9.9 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.17% probability · 66th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-284
Affected
amd/amd uprof
Source
psirt@amd.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.