CVE-2025-52541 Other in Vivado™ Installation (Windows)
A local attacker can exploit DLL hijacking in AMD Vivado to achieve privilege escalation 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-2025-52541?
CVE-2025-52541 is a high-severity vulnerability in AMD Vivado™ Installation (Windows), published on 11 Feb 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
A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Vivado could allow a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52541?
How do I fix CVE-2025-52541?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-52541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9cqh-c6j9-hwfw.