CVE-2023-20518
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 1st percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Incomplete cleanup in the ASP may expose the Master Encryption Key (MEK) to a privileged attacker with access to the BIOS menu or UEFI shell and a memory exfiltration vulnerability, potentially resulting in loss of confidentiality.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
<0.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 1st percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
4 events over 84 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processor with Radeon™ GraphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ GraphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ GraphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 3000 Series ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Mobile processor with Radeon graphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Athlon 3000 Series Mobile processors with Radeon graphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Desktop ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop processor with Radeon graphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Athlon 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon GraphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Desktop processors with Radeon graphicsHardware Firmware
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Scored 1.9 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-3003.html
- amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-5002.html
- redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/uyazvimosti/mnozhestvennye-uyazvimosti-linux-firmware-13082025/?sphrase_id=1203948&
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