CVE-2023-20516 Privilege escalation in AMD Instinct™ MI210
A privileged attacker can modify GPU Translation Map Registers, leading to loss of confidentiality and integrity in AMD Instinct and Radeon PRO products.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20516?
CVE-2023-20516 is a low-severity vulnerability in AMD Instinct™ MI210, published on 6 Sep 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper handling of insufficiency privileges in the ASP could allow a privileged attacker to modify Translation Map Registers (TMRs) potentially resulting in loss of confidentiality or integrity.
Weakness: CWE-274
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20516?
How do I fix CVE-2023-20516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5x8j-g9xw-pcmw.