AMD Ryzen 4000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics PMIC Interface default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical 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 3000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000 WX-Series Processors, Ryzen 7030 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Processors, Ryzen 9000HX Processors, Ryzen AI 300 Processors, Athlon 3000 Desktop Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series Processors, Ryzen 8000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 9000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 4000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 8040 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 3000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 6000 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen AI Max 300 Processors, Ryzen Z1 Processors, Ryzen Z2 Processors Extreme, Ryzen Z2 Processors, Ryzen Z2 Processors Go, Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Processors, Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Processors and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000 WX-Series Processors. The affected element is an unknown function of the component PMIC Interface. The manipulation leads to default permission. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-48516. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

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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 3000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000 WX-Series Processors, Ryzen 7030 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Processors, Ryzen 9000HX Processors, Ryzen AI 300 Processors, Athlon 3000 Desktop Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series Processors, Ryzen 8000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 9000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 4000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 8040 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 3000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 6000 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen AI Max 300 Processors, Ryzen Z1 Processors, Ryzen Z2 Processors Extreme, Ryzen Z2 Processors, Ryzen Z2 Processors Go, Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Processors, Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Processors and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000 WX-Series Processors. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component PMIC Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insecure default configuration state of DDR5 memory module by AGESA Bootloader Firmware could allow an attacker with local user privilege to abuse the unprotected PMIC interface to create a permanent denial of service condition or affect the integrity of the memory module.

It is possible to read the advisory at amd.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-48516 since 05/22/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/15/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Timelineinfo

05/22/2025 CVE reserved
05/15/2026 +358 days Advisory disclosed
05/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: amd.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48516 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48516
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-364139

Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2026 08:15
Changes: 05/15/2026 08:15 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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