CVE-2025-48502 Denial of service in AMD μProf
A local attacker can exploit improper input validation in AMD μProf to overwrite MSR registers, causing a system crash or 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-2025-48502?
CVE-2025-48502 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in AMD μProf, published on 21 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation within AMD uprof can allow a local attacker to overwrite MSR registers, potentially resulting in crash or denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-1285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48502?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Amd Uprof.
How do I fix CVE-2025-48502?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48502 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-48502 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48502 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in AMD μProf
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j3jg-v72q-9mx9.