CVE-2020-12985 Privilege escalation in AMD Radeon Software
An attacker can exploit insufficient pointer validation in the AMD Graphics Driver to escalate privileges or cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12985?
CVE-2020-12985 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd Radeon Software, published on 11 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An insufficient pointer validation vulnerability in the AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 may lead to escalation of privilege or denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12985?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Amd Radeon Pro Software, Amd Radeon Software.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12985?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12985 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-12985 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12985 in the wild and no public exploit code.