AMD Zen improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AMD Zen and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-59131. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in AMD Zen (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

No cwe for this issue in AMD Zen allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-59131 since 07/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

07/02/2026 CVE reserved
08/11/2026 +40 days Advisory disclosed
08/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-59131 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-59131
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-388280

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2026 19:55
Changes: 08/11/2026 19:55 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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