CVE-2024-36334
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 · uneditedImproper verification of cryptographic signature in the Radeon RGB tool could allow a malicious file placed in the installation directory to be run with elevated privileges potentially leading to 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 · high confidenceThe Radeon RGB tool fails to properly verify cryptographic signatures before executing files, allowing an attacker to place a malicious executable in the installation directory that gets run with elevated privileges. This is a binary planting vulnerability combined with missing signature validation.
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CVSS 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
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- P
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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 Radeon RGB tool installationSearch common installation paths (C:\Program Files\AMD\, C:\Program Files\Radeon Software\, or use file search for executables containing 'Radeon' and 'RGB' in the filename)Affected if The Radeon RGB tool executable is found on the system
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Determine executable version and buildRight-click the identified executable, select Properties, then view the Details or Version tab to capture the File Version and Product Version fieldsAffected if Version information is missing, unavailable, or matches known vulnerable releases
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Check if tool runs with elevated privilegesLaunch the Radeon RGB tool, then open Task Manager, go to the Details tab, find the process, and check the 'Highest run level' or 'User' column to see if it runs as Administrator or with elevated tokensAffected if The tool executes with Administrator or elevated privileges
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Inspect installation directory for executablesNavigate to the directory containing the Radeon RGB executable, list all .exe files present, then right-click each one and check the Digital Signatures tab in PropertiesAffected if Any executable in the directory lacks a valid digital signature or has no signature at all
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Verify signature validation behaviorIf there are configurable settings for the tool (check tool options, config files, or registry under AMD/Radeon keys), look for any signature verification or secure boot settings and note whether they are enabledAffected if Signature verification is disabled, not present, or fails to block unsigned executables
A system is affected if the Radeon RGB tool is installed, runs with elevated privileges, and fails to verify digital signatures before executing files from its installation directory.
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.
From vendor dataReplace the installation directory with a properly signed executable and implement cryptographic signature verification that rejects any unsigned or improperly signed binaries before execution.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-36334 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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