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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-20598 · published 17 October 2023

CVE-2023-20598: Amd radeon software improper privilege management vulnerability

AAmd · Radeon Software

An improper privilege management in the AMD Radeon™ Graphics driver may allow an authenticated attacker to craft an IOCTL request to gain I/O control over arbitrary hardware ports or physical addresses resulting in a potential arbitrary code execution.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.46% · top 62.7% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.46%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An improper privilege management in the AMD Radeon™ Graphics driver may allow an authenticated attacker to craft an IOCTL request to gain I/O control over arbitrary hardware ports or physical addresses resulting in a potential arbitrary code execution.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-6009 Vendor Advisory
https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-6009 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-20598), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.