What is CVE-2020-12901?

CVE-2020-12901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AMD Radeon Software, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-11-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-12901?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Use After Free in AMD Radeon Software

CVE-2020-12901

Arbitrary Free After Use in AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 may lead to KASLR bypass or information disclosure.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.1% 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-416 — Use After Free

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12901?: CVE-2020-12901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AMD Radeon Software, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-12901?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.