# CVE-2020-12930: Privilege escalation in AMD Radeon RX 5000 Series & PRO W5000 Series

> A privileged attacker can exploit improper parameter handling in AMD Secure Processor drivers to elevate privileges and compromise system integrity.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7crr-gq7j-5wcr

## What is CVE-2020-12930?

CVE-2020-12930 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd Radeon Software, published on 9 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper parameters handling in AMD Secure Processor (ASP) drivers may allow a privileged attacker to elevate their privileges potentially leading to loss of integrity.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12930?

It affects 103 products.


Products: Amd Amd 3015ce Firmware, Amd Amd 3015e Firmware, Amd Amd 3020e Firmware, Amd Athlon Gold 3150c Firmware, Amd Athlon Gold 3150u Firmware, Amd Athlon Pro 3045b Firmware, Amd Athlon Pro 3145b Firmware, Amd Athlon Silver 3050c Firmware, Amd Athlon Silver 3050e Firmware, Amd Athlon Silver 3050u Firmware, Amd Enterprise Driver, Amd Radeon Pro Software, Amd Radeon Rx Vega 56 Firmware, Amd Radeon Rx Vega 64 Firmware, Amd Radeon Software, Amd Ryzen 3 2200g Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 2200ge Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 2200u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 2300u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 3100 Firmware and 83 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-12930?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12930 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-12930 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Amd Radeon Software

- [CVE-2021-26365](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26365/): Information disclosure in Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Pollock” (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2020-12931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12931/): Privilege escalation in AMD Radeon RX 5000 Series & PRO W5000 Series (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-26392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26392/): Memory corruption in AMD Radeon RX 5000 Series & PRO W5000 Series (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-26354](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26354/): Memory corruption in 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2021-26371](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26371/): Information disclosure in 1st Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-12930 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-12930 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd Radeon Software, published on 9 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Amd Radeon Software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12930/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12930/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12930
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12930
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-12930

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12930/
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