CVE-2019-7246 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the atillk64.sys driver within AMD ATI Diagnostics Hardware Abstraction Sys/Overclocking Utility 5.11.9.0. The driver improperly exposes the wrmsr instruction, allowing arbitrary Model Specific Register (MSR) writes. This flaw, rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.7), enables a high-privileged local attacker to achieve Ring-0 code execution and escalate privileges on affected systems. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.11.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amd:atillk64:5.11.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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