CVE-2025-48512 Privilege escalation in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Picasso")
Incorrect default permissions in AMD GPIO installation directory allow attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-48512?
CVE-2025-48512 is a high-severity vulnerability in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Picasso"), published on 15 May 2026. 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
Incorrect default permissions in the installation directory for the AMD general-purpose input/output controller (GPIO) could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48512?
How do I fix CVE-2025-48512?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48512 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-48512 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48512 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgpx-6rhq-7873.