AMD EPYC 7003 Processors on-chip debug and test interface with improper access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AMD EPYC 7003 Processors, EPYC 7002 Processors, EPYC 7001 Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000 WX-Series Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series Processors, Ryzen 5000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series Processors, Ryzen 3000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen AI Max 300 Processors, Athlon 3000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 2000 Mobile Processors, Ryzen 3000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 7040 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen Z2 Processors, Ryzen Z2 Processors Go, Ryzen 7035 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 4000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 6000 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen AI 300 Processors, Ryzen 7020 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7045 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 4000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen Z1 Processors, Ryzen 7000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 8000 Desktop Processors, EPYC Embedded 3000 Processors, EPYC Embedded 7002 Processors, EPYC Embedded 7003 Processors, Ryzen Embedded 8000 Processors, Ryzen Embedded R1000 Processors, Ryzen Embedded R2000 Processors, Ryzen Embedded 7000 Processors, Ryzen Embedded 5000 Processors, Ryzen Embedded V1000 Processors, Ryzen Embedded V2000 Processors and Ryzen Embedded V3000 Processors. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in on-chip debug and test interface with improper access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-52533. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in AMD EPYC 7003 Processors, EPYC 7002 Processors, EPYC 7001 Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000 WX-Series Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series Processors, Ryzen 5000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series Processors, Ryzen 3000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen AI Max 300 Processors, Athlon 3000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 2000 Mobile Processors, Ryzen 3000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 7040 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen Z2 Processors, Ryzen Z2 Processors Go, Ryzen 7035 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 4000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 6000 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen AI 300 Processors, Ryzen 7020 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7045 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 4000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen Z1 Processors, Ryzen 7000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 8000 Desktop Processors, EPYC Embedded 3000 Processors, EPYC Embedded 7002 Processors, EPYC Embedded 7003 Processors, Ryzen Embedded 8000 Processors, Ryzen Embedded R1000 Processors, Ryzen Embedded R2000 Processors, Ryzen Embedded 7000 Processors, Ryzen Embedded 5000 Processors, Ryzen Embedded V1000 Processors, Ryzen Embedded V2000 Processors and Ryzen Embedded V3000 Processors. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a on-chip debug and test interface with improper access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-1191. The chip does not implement or does not correctly perform access control to check whether users are authorized to access internal registers and test modes through the physical debug/test interface. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper Access Control in an on-chip debug interface could allow a privileged attacker to enable a debug interface and potentially compromise data confidentiality or integrity.

The advisory is shared for download at amd.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-52533 since 06/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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Class: On-chip debug and test interface with improper access control
CWE: CWE-1191
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

06/17/2025 CVE reserved
02/12/2026 +240 days Advisory disclosed
02/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: amd.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-52533 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-52533
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345792

Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2026 18:53
Changes: 02/12/2026 18:53 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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