AMD Bootgen up to 2026.0 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AMD Bootgen up to 2026.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-0460. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AMD Bootgen up to 2026.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper authentication in Bootgen could result in the use of a fixed salt value for RSA padding instead of a randomly generated salt, potentially impacting data integrity.

It is possible to read the advisory at amd.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-0460 since 12/06/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2026.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Bootgen 2026.1

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-2026-0460 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-436499

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2026 20:50
Changes: 11/12/2026 20:50 (65)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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