CVE-2024-21957
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIncorrect default permissions in the AMD Management Console installation directory could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by overly permissive default access controls on the AMD Management Console installation directory. An unprivileged user can modify executable files in the installation folder, allowing them to replace legitimate binaries with malicious code that runs with elevated privileges.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 10.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate AMD Management Console installation directorySearch for 'AMD Management Console' in Program Files and Program Files (x86) folders, or check the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for entries containing 'AMD Management Console'Affected if The software is installed and the installation directory is found
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Identify installed versionCheck the version information in the installation directory (look for version.txt, or right-click the main .exe file and view Properties > Details), or query the registry key found in the previous stepAffected if The installed version is lower than 10.0 (e.g., 9.x, 8.x, etc.)
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Verify permissions on installation directoryOpen Command Prompt as a standard (non-admin) user and run: icacls "<installation_path>" to list all users and their permission levels, or use Windows Explorer > Right-click folder > Properties > Security tabAffected if Non-administrator users or the 'Users' group are listed with (F) Full Control or (M) Modify permissions on the directory
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Confirm write access for non-privileged usersAs a standard user, attempt to create or modify a test file in the installation directory: echo test > "<installation_path>\test.txt", or run: icacls "<installation_path>" | findstr /i "Users" to identify Users group permissionsAffected if A non-admin user can successfully write to the installation directory containing executable files
If AMD Management Console version < 10.0 is installed and non-privileged users have write access to the installation directory, the environment is affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped10.0
Correct the default permissions on the AMD Management Console installation directory to restrict write access to administrative users only, following the principle of least privilege.
Management Console version 10.0 or later
- Upgrade AMD Management Console to version 10.0 or later to resolve the incorrect default permissions vulnerability
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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