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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.