# CVE-2023-20579: Security feature bypass in AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics

> A local attacker with kernel privileges can bypass AMD SPI protections, compromising system integrity and availability.

- **Severity:** Low 3.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-263h-mwf7-v6rq

## What is CVE-2023-20579?

CVE-2023-20579 is a low-severity vulnerability in AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, published on 13 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper
Access Control in the AMD SPI protection feature may allow a user with Ring0
(kernel mode) privileged access to bypass protections potentially resulting in
loss of integrity and availability.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20579?

It affects 129 products.


Products: Amd Ryzen 3 3200u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 3250c Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 3250u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 3300u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 3350u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 4300g Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 4300ge Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 4300u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 5125c Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 5300g Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 5300ge Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 5400u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 5425c Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 5425u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 7320u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 7335u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 3 7440u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 5 3450u Firmware, Amd Ryzen 5 3500c Firmware, Amd Ryzen 5 3500u Firmware and 109 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-20579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-20579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics

- [CVE-2021-26382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26382/): Security feature bypass in Athlon™ Series (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-20579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-20579 is a low-severity vulnerability in AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, published on 13 Feb 2024. 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-2023-20579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics. 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-2023-20579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20579/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-20579

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20579/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.