AMD Ryzen 4000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in AMD Ryzen 4000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7035 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Athlon 3000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7040 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7020 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7045 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 7030 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen AI 300 Processors, Ryzen 8000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 9000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 4000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 8040 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 3000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Radeon RX 5000 Graphics Products, Radeon RX 6000 Graphics Products, Radeon RX 7000 Graphics Products, Placeholder, Radeon PRO W5000 Graphics Products, Radeon PRO W6000 Graphics Products, Radeon PRO W7000 Graphics Products and Radeon RX 9000 Graphics Products. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-48503. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AMD Ryzen 4000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7035 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Athlon 3000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7040 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7020 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7045 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 7030 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen AI 300 Processors, Ryzen 8000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 9000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 4000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 8040 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 3000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Radeon RX 5000 Graphics Products, Radeon RX 6000 Graphics Products, Radeon RX 7000 Graphics Products, Placeholder, Radeon PRO W5000 Graphics Products, Radeon PRO W6000 Graphics Products, Radeon PRO W7000 Graphics Products and Radeon RX 9000 Graphics Products. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in the AMD Software Installer could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

It is possible to read the advisory at amd.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-48503 since 05/22/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/22/2025 CVE reserved
02/11/2026 +265 days Advisory disclosed
02/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: amd.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48503 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48503
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345535

Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2026 16:13
Changes: 02/11/2026 16:13 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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