Privilege escalation in Amd Ryzen™ Master Utility

CVE-2024-21966

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in the AMD Ryzen™ Master Utility could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (12.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21966?
CVE-2024-21966 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd Ryzen™ Master Utility, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-21966?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.