CVE-2025-48521 Use after free in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Picasso")
A local attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw in the AMD Secure Processor driver to compromise platform integrity or cause a system crash.
- 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-2025-48521?
CVE-2025-48521 is a medium-severity use after free 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, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation in the AMD Secure Processor (ASP) PCI driver could allow a local attacker to trigger a Use-After-Free (UAF) condition, potentially resulting in a loss of platform integrity or crash.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48521?
How do I fix CVE-2025-48521?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48521 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2025-48521 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48521 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wf3c-3hhh-c9vv.