CVE-2022-27677 Privilege escalation in Ryzen™ Master
A local attacker with low privileges can exploit improper privilege validation during installation to modify files, leading to privilege escalation and code execution.
- 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-2022-27677?
CVE-2022-27677 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ryzen™ Master, published on 14 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Failure to validate privileges during installation of AMD Ryzen™ Master may allow an attacker with low privileges to modify files potentially leading to privilege escalation and code execution by the lower privileged user.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27677?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Amd Ryzen Master.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27677?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27677 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-27677 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27677 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ryzen™ Master
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gjmv-6p6x-5mrf.