What is CVE-2020-12898?

CVE-2020-12898 is a high-severity vulnerability in AMD Radeon Software, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-12898?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in AMD Radeon Software

CVE-2020-12898

Stack Buffer Overflow in AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 may lead to escalation of privilege or denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2021-11-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

AMD Radeon Software — versions Radeon Software, Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise
AMD Radeon Software
Microsoft Windows 10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-1000 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12898?: CVE-2020-12898 is a high-severity vulnerability in AMD Radeon Software, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-12898?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.