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Use of Uninitialized ResourceWeakness · CWE-908

CVE-2025-48513

MEDIUM · 6.9 CVSS v4.0 Published 2026-05-15
Mitigation only
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

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 · unedited
Use of uninitialized resource within the AMD Platform Management Framework (PMF) could allow an attacker to read a uninitialized kernel memory resulting in loss of confidentiality or availability.

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 confidence

A use of uninitialized resource vulnerability exists in AMD's Platform Management Framework (PMF) that allows an attacker to read uninitialized kernel memory, resulting in information disclosure and potential loss of availability.

MitigationApply the AMD Platform Management Framework firmware/driver update when available through AMD's official security advisories.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify AMD PMF driver presence in Device Manager
    Open Device Manager, expand 'System devices', and look for 'AMD Platform Management Framework' or similar AMD PMF entries. Alternatively, check for amdpmf.sys driver file in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\
    Affected if AMD PMF driver is listed in Device Manager or amdpmf.sys exists on the system
  2. Check AMD PMF driver version
    Right-click the AMD PMF driver in Device Manager, select Properties, go to the Driver tab, and note the driver version. Or right-click amdpmf.sys and select Properties > Details > File version
    Affected if Driver version exists and needs to be compared against the affected version range from AMD's security advisory
  3. Verify AMD PMF Windows service status
    Open Services (services.msc), locate 'AMD PMF' or 'AMD Platform Management Framework' service, check its status and startup type
    Affected if The AMD PMF service is installed and running on the system
  4. Check AMD PMF registry entries
    Open Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AmdPMF or similar AMD PMF service keys to confirm installation and retrieve version information
    Affected if AMD PMF registry keys exist indicating the software is installed

The system is affected if AMD Platform Management Framework is installed and the installed version falls within the vulnerable version range specified in AMD's security advisory for CVE-2025-48513

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the AMD Platform Management Framework firmware/driver update when available through AMD's official security advisories.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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