CVE-2025-54520 Security feature bypass in Artix™ 7-Series FPGA
An attacker with physical access can undervolt AMD FPGA devices to bypass security protections and compromise data confidentiality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54520?
CVE-2025-54520 is a high-severity vulnerability in AMD Artix™ 7-Series FPGA, published on 24 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Protection Against Voltage and Clock Glitches in FPGA devices, could allow an attacker with physical access to undervolt the platform resulting in a loss of confidentiality.
Weakness: CWE-1247
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54520?
How do I fix CVE-2025-54520?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54520 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-54520 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54520 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pm99-pv2w-ghvr.