Privilege Escalation Risk in AMD GPIO Controller Software
CVE-2025-48512

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Amd
Status
Amd Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors With Radeon™ Graphics (formerly Codenamed "renoir")
Amd Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors With Radeon™ Graphics (formerly Codenamed "rembrandt R")
Amd Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors With Radeon™ Graphics (formerly Codenamed "picasso")
Amd Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors With Radeon™ Graphics (formerly Codenamed "phoenix")
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2026

What is CVE-2025-48512?

The AMD general-purpose input/output controller software has a security concern related to incorrect default permissions set in its installation directory. This misconfiguration could allow unauthorized users to escalate their privileges and ultimately execute arbitrary code on the system. It is crucial for users and administrators to review their configurations and implement necessary security measures to safeguard against potential exploits that leverage this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Picasso") 7.04.09.545

AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Dali") 7.04.09.545

AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Picasso") 7.04.09.545

References

https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulleti...
https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulleti...

CVSS V4

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Reported through AMD Bug Bounty Program
.