CVE-2025-52536
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 3rd 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
Improper Prevention of Lock Bit Modification in SEV firmware could allow a privileged attacker to downgrade firmware potentially resulting in a loss of integrity.
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 3rd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
4 events over 0 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablepublished, weakness classified, record updated
Affected products
- AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC™ 8004 Series ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7003 Series ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9004 Series Processors (formerly codenamed "Genoa")Hardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9005 Series ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9004 Series Processors (formerly codenamed "Bergamo")Hardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC Embedded 7003Hardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC 7003 SeriesHardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC 8004 SeriesHardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC 9004 SeriesHardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC 9005 SeriesHardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC Embedded 8004Hardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC Embedded 9004Hardware Firmware
- AMD EPYC Embedded 9005 Series ProcessorsHardware Firmware
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Scored 6.0 by bdu.
How it is reached
- Access Vector LocalRequires local access
- Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity H
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
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