CVE-2020-12986 is an insufficient pointer validation vulnerability in AMD Graphics Drivers for Windows 10, affecting AMD Radeon Pro Software and Radeon Software. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the kernel, leading to escalation of privilege or denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk, though it requires local access and has low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog. However, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 21.q1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amd:radeon_pro_software:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
< 20.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amd:radeon_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.