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AMD Ryzen Master EUVDEUVD-2026-56781

| CVE-2026-0465 MEDIUM
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-08-11 psirt@amd.com GHSA-7mgc-2w28-r24m
5.6
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: amd
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Gain local admin access on Ryzen system
  2. Delivery
    Load or interact with Ryzen Master driver
  3. Exploit
    Trigger driver UAF via crafted operation
  4. Execution
    Dereference freed kernel memory
  5. Impact
    Cause kernel crash or access stale memory contents

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

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Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires: (1) local access to the target Windows system; (2) high-privilege credentials (administrator or equivalent, per PR:H); (3) AMD Ryzen Master or the Monitoring SDK installed and the associated kernel driver loaded; and (4) a specific attack target condition (AT:P) - the exact driver state or race window required is not detailed in available data. Exploitation is limited by the high-privilege requirement, local-only attack vector, and the AT:P precondition, making remote or unauthenticated exploitation impossible. The discrepancy between the 'Information Disclosure' tag and CVSS VC:N means the exact read primitive available to an attacker is unconfirmed and should not be assumed without vendor clarification.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H) firmly situates this as a local, high-privilege denial-of-service issue. PR:H limits the practical attacker pool to administrators or processes already operating with kernel-adjacent privileges, substantially reducing real-world risk. AT:P (Attack Target: Present) signals a specific precondition is required, adding friction beyond the already restrictive privilege requirement. The tags include 'Information Disclosure', which conflicts with the CVSS 4.0 showing VC:N - this discrepancy is not resolved by vendor advisory data available at time of analysis and should be verified against AMD-SB-9020 directly. No EPSS data was provided; given the local high-privilege constraint and absence of KEV or POC, opportunistic mass exploitation is implausible. The realistic threat model is an insider or malicious process already running with high privileges seeking to crash the system, not a remote compromise path. The kernel-level nature of the UAF does introduce theoretical escalation risk not fully captured by the provided CVSS, but no such impact is confirmed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with local administrator access on a Windows system running AMD Ryzen Master sends a crafted IOCTL or triggers a specific sequence of driver interactions that causes the Ryzen Master kernel driver to free a memory object while retaining a live pointer. The attacker then triggers a second operation that dereferences the freed pointer, crashing the kernel and causing a system blue screen. No public exploit code exists at time of analysis, and the AT:P constraint means a precise driver interaction pattern must be identified.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 11, 2026

Use-After-Free in the AMD Ryzen Master Utility Driver exposes kernel memory to a locally authenticated, high-privileged attacker, with the primary confirmed impact being system availability loss. The vulnerability (CWE-416) resides within the driver component bundled with both the Ryzen Master application and its Monitoring SDK, affecting all versions prior to the patched releases. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, and the CVSS 4.0 score of 5.6 reflects the restricted local, high-privilege attack surface despite the kernel-level nature of the flaw.

RemediationAI

Update AMD Ryzen Master to version 3.1.1.5502 or later and AMD Ryzen Master Monitoring SDK to version 3.1.1.5478 or later, as specified in AMD security bulletin AMD-SB-9020 (https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-9020.html). Both patched releases address the UAF in the shared driver component. As a compensating control for environments where patching is not immediately possible, uninstalling or disabling the Ryzen Master driver service prevents exploitation entirely, with the trade-off of losing CPU monitoring and overclocking functionality. Given that exploitation requires high local privileges, enforcing least-privilege principles and restricting who can load or interact with the driver provides meaningful risk reduction in the interim. SDK consumers should rebuild and redeploy applications against the patched SDK version.

Affected VersionsENISA

AMD Ryzen™ Master Monitoring SDK patch: 3.1.1.5478
AMD Ryzen™ Master patch: 3.1.1.5502

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is the AMD Ryzen Master Utility kernel-mode driver, which exposes privileged interfaces for CPU monitoring and overclocking functionality on AMD Ryzen platforms. CWE-416 (Use-After-Free) describes a condition where memory is freed but a dangling pointer to that region is retained and subsequently dereferenced, leading to undefined behavior in kernel space. In this context, the freed kernel memory could be dereferenced during driver operation, causing a kernel crash (BSoD/panic) or, per the description and tags, potentially yielding stale kernel memory contents to the calling process. Two affected packages are identified via EUVD data: AMD Ryzen Master (the end-user application) and AMD Ryzen Master Monitoring SDK (a developer-facing SDK variant), both sharing the vulnerable driver. The CVSS 4.0 vector AV:L/AT:P indicates that exploitation requires both local system access and a specific attack target condition - likely a particular driver interaction pattern or race condition in driver dispatch routines.

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Severity by source

Vendor (amd) PRIMARY 5.6 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 4.1 MEDIUM

Local-only vector with high privileges required; AT:P in CVSS 4.0 maps to AC:H; availability-only impact consistent with VA:H and VC:N from provided vector.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (amd).

CVSS VectorVendor: amd

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

A Use‑After‑Free (UAF) vulnerability in the AMD Ryzen™ Master Utility Driver could allow a local attacker to access kernel memory, potentially resulting in loss of availability

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
optional enthusiast/OC utility, not default-installed on Ryzen systems
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 0.1%
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
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

28
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +28
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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