AMD Power Design Manager up to 2026.0 uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in AMD Power Design Manager up to 2026.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-8087. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in AMD Power Design Manager up to 2026.0. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in AMD Power Design Manager could allow a malicious local attacker to escalate privileges during the uninstallation process, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

It is possible to read the advisory at amd.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-8087 since 07/23/2025. The exploitation is known 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.

Upgrading to version 2026.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Power Design Manager 2026.1

Timelineinfo

07/23/2025 CVE reserved
08/11/2026 +384 days Advisory disclosed
08/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: amd.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-8087 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-8087
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-388235

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2026 19:26
Changes: 08/11/2026 19:26 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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