CVE-2024-21970 — Improper validation of an array index in the AND power Management Firmware could allow a...

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (AMD AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors…).
2. No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
3. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-129

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Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

• Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

• 2026
• Affected products added · amd/amd ryzen™ threadripper™ 3000 processors, amd/amd ryzen™ threadripper™ pro 5000 wx-series processors, amd/amd ryzen™
  Oct 27, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• SSVC assessment updated
  Oct 27, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Record published
  Oct 27, 2026
• CVSS changed · 4.4
  Oct 27, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Source status changed · → Deferred
  Oct 27, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Record created in this database
  Oct 27, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• 2025
• CVE published
  Sep 6, 2025 · AMD

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

• 1× References added · Oct 27, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026
• 1× Official description updated · Oct 27, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026

References

4 on the record

• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21970
  GitHub Security Advisories
• github.com/advisories/GHSA-wph7-6jhm-2x56
  GitHub Security Advisories
• www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-4012.html
  NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-5007.html
  NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Related CVEs (same products)

• High CVE-2023-20577 Stack-based Buffer Overflow in AMD 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors Sep 2, 2026
• High CVE-2023-20576 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in AMD AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors Sep 2, 2026
• Low CVE-2023-20540 An observable timing discrepancy in the ASP could allow a privileged attacker to perform… Jun 26, 2026
• Medium CVE-2023-20572 An observable timing discrepancy in the ASP could allow a privileged attacker to perform… Jun 26, 2026
• High CVE-2021-46747 Insufficient granularity of access control in ASP (AMD Secure Processor) may allow an… Jun 1, 2026
• Medium CVE-2024-36343 Improper input validation in the System Management Mode (SMM) communications buffer… May 19, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

• No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
• No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
• No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
• No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2024-21970 is "Improper validation of an array index in the AND power Management Firmware could allow a...", rated Medium. It affects AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 4.4 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.14% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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