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CVE-2023-20596· NVD / CVE Program· CNA AMD

Improper input validation in the SMM Supervisor may allow an attacker with a compromised SMI handler to gain Ring0 access potentially leadin

Improper input validation in the SMM Supervisor may allow an attacker with a compromised SMI handler to gain Ring0 access potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 14, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.0% · 63th percentile
CWE
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Action score

39

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
amdryzen 7 5700g firmware
amdryzen 7 5700g
amdryzen 7 5700ge firmware
amdryzen 7 5700ge
amdryzen 5 5600g firmware
amdryzen 5 5600g
amdryzen 5 5600ge firmware
amdryzen 5 5600ge
amdryzen 3 5300g firmware
amdryzen 3 5300g
amdryzen 3 5300ge firmware
amdryzen 3 5300ge

and 116 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • amd ryzen 3 5125c firmwarebefore cezannepi-fp6_1.0.0.fa
  • amd ryzen 3 5300g firmwarebefore comboam4v2_1.2.0.b
  • amd ryzen 3 5300ge firmwarebefore comboam4v2_1.2.0.b
  • amd ryzen 3 5400u firmwarebefore cezannepi-fp6_1.0.0.fa
  • amd ryzen 3 5425u firmwarebefore cezannepi-fp6_1.0.0.fa
  • amd ryzen 3 7335u firmwarebefore rembrandtpi-fp7_1.0.0.9b
  • amd ryzen 3 7440u firmwarebefore phoenixpi-fp8-fp7_1.0.0.2
  • amd ryzen 5 5500h firmwarebefore cezannepi-fp6_1.0.0.fa
  • amd ryzen 5 5560u firmwarebefore cezannepi-fp6_1.0.0.fa
  • amd ryzen 5 5600g firmwarebefore comboam4v2_1.2.0.b
  • amd ryzen 5 5600ge firmwarebefore comboam4v2_1.2.0.b
  • amd ryzen 5 5600h firmwarebefore cezannepi-fp6_1.0.0.fa
  • amd ryzen 5 5600hs firmwarebefore cezannepi-fp6_1.0.0.fa
  • amd ryzen 5 5600u firmwarebefore cezannepi-fp6_1.0.0.fa
  • amd ryzen 5 5625u firmwarebefore cezannepi-fp6_1.0.0.fa
  • amd ryzen 5 6600h firmwarebefore rembrandtpi-fp7_1.0.0.9b
  • amd ryzen 5 6600hs firmwarebefore rembrandtpi-fp7_1.0.0.9b
  • amd ryzen 5 6600u firmwarebefore rembrandtpi-fp7_1.0.0.9b
  • amd ryzen 5 7500f firmwarebefore comboam5pi_1.0.8.0
  • amd ryzen 5 7535hs firmwarebefore rembrandtpi-fp7_1.0.0.9b

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (AMD). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • AMD AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics "Rembrandt"

    • variousaffected
  • AMD AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Rembrandt-R”

    • variousaffected
  • AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processor with Radeon™ Graphics Formerly codenamed “Cezanne” AM4

    • variousaffected
  • AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Cezanne”

    • variousaffected
  • AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics Formerly codenamed “Raphael”

    • variousaffected
  • AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics Formerly codenamed “Raphael” X3D

    • variousaffected
  • AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics Formerly codenamed “Phoenix”

    • variousaffected

Same product

amd: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-20559 Insufficient control flow management in AmdCpmGpioInitSmm may allow a privileged attacker to tamper with the SMM handler potentially lead
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-20558 Insufficient control flow management in AmdCpmOemSmm may allow a privileged attacker to tamper with the SMM handler potentially leading to
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2021-26384A malformed SMI (System Management Interface) command may allow an attacker to establish a corrupted SMI Trigger Info data structure, potent
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2023-20579Improper Access Control in the AMD SPI protection feature may allow a user with Ring0 (kernel mode) privileged access to bypass protections
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2021-46758Insufficient validation of SPI flash addresses in the ASP (AMD Secure Processor) bootloader may allow an attacker to read data in memory map
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2021-26382An attacker with root account privileges can load any legitimately signed firmware image into the Audio Co-Processor (ACP,) irrespective of
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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