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CVE-2026-43598

Improper input validation in the AMD ROCm Communication Collectives Library (RCCL) could allow a compromised peer rank or network-adjacent attacker to dereference an attacker-controlled pointer, potentially resulting in remote code execution.

HIGH 7.7EPSS 0.31%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Improper input validation in the AMD ROCm Communication Collectives Library (RCCL) could allow a compromised peer rank or network-adjacent attacker to dereference an attacker-controlled pointer, potentially resulting in remote code execution.

CVSS 4.0
7.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.31% probability · 24th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-822
Source
psirt@amd.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%7 October 2026: 0.46%26 October 2026: 0.31%7 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.5% on 7 October 2026 to 0.3% on 26 October 2026.

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