CVE-2025-54502 Privilege escalation in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
A privileged local attacker can exploit an incorrect boot service usage in the AMD APCB SMM driver to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54502?
CVE-2025-54502 is a high-severity vulnerability in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, published on 16 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect use of boot service in the AMD Platform Configuration Blob (APCB) SMM driver could allow a privileged attacker with local access (Ring 0) to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54502?
How do I fix CVE-2025-54502?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54502 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-54502 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54502 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p7qm-4248-g65p.