What is CVE-2020-12927?

CVE-2020-12927 is a high-severity vulnerability in AMD Vbios Flash Tool Software Development Kit, classified under CWE-749. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-12927?

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

Vulnerability in AMD Vbios Flash Tool Software Development Kit

CVE-2020-12927

A potential vulnerability in a dynamically loaded AMD driver in AMD VBIOS Flash Tool SDK may allow any authenticated user to escalate privileges to NT authority system.

Published 2020-11-12 · 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 (25.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.9% 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 Vbios Flash Tool Software Development Kit
AMD Vbios Flash Tool Sdk — versions Mitigated in version 3.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-749

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12927?: CVE-2020-12927 is a high-severity vulnerability in AMD Vbios Flash Tool Software Development Kit, classified under CWE-749. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-12927?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.