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Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995Wx Firmware CVE-2023-20589

MEDIUM
2023-08-08 psirt@amd.com
RCE Amd Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995Wx Firmware Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5965Wx Firmware Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955Wx Firmware Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5945Wx Firmware Ryzen Threadripper 2990Wx Firmware Ryzen Threadripper 2970Wx Firmware Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Firmware Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Firmware Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Firmware Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Firmware Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Firmware Ryzen 3 3100 Firmware Ryzen 3 3300X Firmware Ryzen 5 3500 Firmware Ryzen 5 3500X Firmware Ryzen 5 3600 Firmware Ryzen 5 3600X Firmware Ryzen 5 3600Xt Firmware Ryzen 7 3700X Firmware Ryzen 7 3800X Firmware Ryzen 7 3800Xt Firmware Ryzen 9 3900 Firmware Ryzen 9 3900X Firmware Ryzen 9 3900Xt Firmware Ryzen 9 3950X Firmware Ryzen 7 4700G Firmware Ryzen 5 4600G Firmware Ryzen 3 4300G Firmware Ryzen 7 4700Ge Firmware Ryzen 5 4600Ge Firmware Ryzen 3 4300Ge Firmware Athlon Silver 3050E Firmware Athlon Pro 3045B Firmware Athlon Silver 3050U Firmware Athlon Silver 3050C Firmware Athlon Pro 3145B Firmware Athlon Gold 3150U Firmware Athlon Gold 3150C Firmware Ryzen 9 5980Hx Firmware Ryzen 9 5980Hs Firmware Ryzen 9 5900Hx Firmware Ryzen 9 5900Hs Firmware Ryzen 7 5800H Firmware Ryzen 7 5800Hs Firmware Ryzen 7 5825U Firmware Ryzen 7 5800U Firmware Ryzen 7 5700U Firmware Ryzen 5 5600H Firmware Ryzen 5 5600Hs Firmware Ryzen 5 5625U Firmware Ryzen 5 5600U Firmware Ryzen 5 5500U Firmware Ryzen 3 5425U Firmware Ryzen 3 5400U Firmware Ryzen 3 5300U Firmware Ryzen 5 3400G Firmware Ryzen 3 5125C Firmware Ryzen 5 5560U Firmware Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945Wx Firmware Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955Wx Firmware Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975Wx Firmware Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995Wx Firmware Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5975Wx Firmware Ryzen 5 5600X Firmware Athlon Gold 3150Ge Firmware Ryzen 9 5950X Firmware Ryzen 9 5900X Firmware Ryzen 7 5800X Firmware Ryzen 7 5700G Firmware Ryzen 7 5700Ge Firmware Ryzen 5 5600G Firmware Ryzen 5 5600Ge Firmware Ryzen 3 5300G Firmware Ryzen 3 5300Ge Firmware Ryzen 7 5800X3D Firmware Ryzen 7 5700X Firmware Ryzen 5 5600 Firmware Ryzen 5 5500 Firmware Ryzen 7 5800 Firmware Ryzen 9 5900 Firmware Ryzen 3 Pro 3200Ge Firmware Ryzen 3 3200G Firmware Ryzen 3 Pro 3200G Firmware Ryzen 5 Pro 3350Ge Firmware Ryzen 5 Pro 3350G Firmware Ryzen 5 Pro 3400Ge Firmware Ryzen 5 Pro 3400G Firmware Athlon Gold Pro 3150G Firmware Athlon Gold Pro 3150Ge Firmware Ryzen 3 3200Ge Firmware Ryzen 9 6980Hx Firmware Ryzen 9 6980Hs Firmware Ryzen 9 6900Hx Firmware Ryzen 9 6900Hs Firmware Ryzen 7 6800H Firmware Ryzen 7 6800Hs Firmware Ryzen 7 6800U Firmware Ryzen 5 6600H Firmware Ryzen 5 6600Hs Firmware Ryzen 5 6600U Firmware Athlon Gold 3150G Firmware Ryzen 5 7520U Firmware Ryzen 3 7320U Firmware Ryzen 9 Pro 5945 Firmware Ryzen 7 Pro 5845 Firmware Ryzen 5 5600X3D Firmware Ryzen 5 Pro 5645 Firmware Ryzen 7 5700 Firmware Ryzen 3 5100 Firmware Ryzen 5 4500 Firmware Ryzen 3 4100 Firmware Athlon Pro 300Ge Firmware Ryzen 7 Pro 7730U Firmware Ryzen 5 Pro 7530U Firmware Ryzen 3 Pro 7330U Firmware Ryzen 7 7735Hs Firmware Ryzen 7 7736U Firmware Ryzen 7 7735U Firmware Ryzen 5 7535Hs Firmware Ryzen 5 7535U Firmware Ryzen 3 7335U Firmware 4700S Firmware
6.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Impact

CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: physical attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

An attacker with specialized hardware and physical access to an impacted device may be able to perform a voltage fault injection attack resulting in compromise of the ASP secure boot potentially. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

An attacker with specialized hardware and physical access to an impacted device may be able to perform a voltage fault injection attack resulting in compromise of the ASP secure boot potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. Affected products include: Amd Ryzen 5 Pro 3400G Firmware, Amd Ryzen 5 3400G Firmware, Amd Ryzen 5 Pro 3400Ge Firmware, Amd Ryzen 5 Pro 3350G Firmware, Amd Ryzen 5 Pro 3350Ge Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.8 MEDIUM
AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

An attacker with specialized hardware and physical access to an impacted device may be able to perform a voltage fault injection attack resulting in compromise of the ASP secure boot potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

35
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_5_pro_3400g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_5_3400g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_5_pro_3400ge_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_5_pro_3350g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_5_pro_3350ge_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_pro_3200g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3200g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3200ge_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_pro_3200ge_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_9_3950x_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_9_3900xt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_9_3900x_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_9_3900_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_7_3800xt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_7_3800x_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_7_3700x_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_5_3600xt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_5_3600x_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_5_3600_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_5_3500x_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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