AMD EPYC 9005 Processors SPDM driver input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in AMD EPYC 9005 Processors, Instinct MI300C and EPYC Embedded 9005 Processors. This impacts an unknown function of the component SPDM driver. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-0436. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AMD EPYC 9005 Processors, Instinct MI300C and EPYC Embedded 9005 Processors (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component SPDM driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient parameter sanitization in the AMD Secure Processor (ASP) trusted execution environment (TEE) SPDM driver could allow an attacker to supply malicious input, potentially resulting in loss of platform integrity, memory leakage, or denial of service.

The advisory is shared at amd.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-0436 since 12/06/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/12/2026).

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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/06/2025 CVE reserved
11/12/2026 +341 days Advisory disclosed
11/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: amd.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: AMD
CVE: CVE-2026-0436 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-436489

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2026 20:22
Changes: 11/12/2026 20:22 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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