Privilege escalation in Amd Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors With Radeon™ Graphics “Barcelo”
CVE-2023-20563
Insufficient protections in System Management Mode (SMM) code may allow an attacker to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.002 (10.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Amd Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors With Radeon™ Graphics “Barcelo” — versions various
- Amd Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors With Radeon™ Graphics "Rembrandt" — versions various
- Amd Ryzen™ 7030 Series Mobile Processors With Radeon™ Graphics “Barcelo-r” — versions various
- Amd Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors With Radeon™ Graphics “Rembrandt-r” — versions various
- Amd Ryzen™ Embedded 5000 — versions various
- Amd Ryzen™ Embedded R1000 — versions various
- Amd Ryzen™ Embedded R2000 — versions various
- Amd Ryzen™ Embedded V3000 — versions various
- Amd Ryzen_3_5100
- Amd Ryzen_3_5100_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@amd.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@amd.com (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20563?
- CVE-2023-20563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors With Radeon™ Graphics “Barcelo”, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20563?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.