# CVE-2024-36340: Path traversal in AMD μProf

> A local low-privileged attacker can exploit junction points in AMD uProf to delete or disclose arbitrary files.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 May 2025
- **Updated:** 13 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3cfh-hf3f-2p3x

## What is CVE-2024-36340?

CVE-2024-36340 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in AMD μProf, published on 13 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A  junction point vulnerability within AMD uProf can allow a local low-privileged attacker to create junction points, potentially resulting in arbitrary file deletion or disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-1386 (Insecure Operation on Windows Junction / Mount Point)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36340?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Amd Uprof.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-36340?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36340 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-36340 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36340 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in AMD μProf

- [CVE-2023-31341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31341/): Memory corruption in μProf Tool (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-31348](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31348/): Privilege escalation in μProf Tool (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-31349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31349/): Privilege escalation in μProf Tool (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2025-48510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48510/): Security feature bypass in AMD μProf (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2026-0466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0466/): Missing authorization in AMD µProf (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-36340 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-36340 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in AMD μProf, published on 13 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36340 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AMD μProf. 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-2024-36340/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36340/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36340
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36340
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-36340

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36340/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.