CVE-2024-36310 — Improper input validation in the SMM communications buffer could allow a privileged…

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 EPYC™ 9004 Series Processors, AMD AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series Processors, AMD AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9004 Series Processors (formerly codenamed "Genoa")…).
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-124

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.20%

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 epyc™ 9004 series processors, amd/amd epyc™ 9005 series processors, amd/amd ryzen™ 6000 series processors with r
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• SSVC assessment updated
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Record published
  Oct 13, 2026
• CVSS changed · 4.6
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Source status changed · → Deferred
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Record created in this database
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• CVE published
  Feb 10, 2026 · AMD

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

• 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

3 on the record

• www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/Emb-Auto.html
  NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-3023.html
  NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-4013.html
  NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Related CVEs (same products)

• Medium CVE-2023-20572 An observable timing discrepancy in the ASP could allow a privileged attacker to perform… Jun 26, 2026
• Medium CVE-2025-54509 Improper access control for register interface in the Input-Output Memory Management… Jun 9, 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
• High CVE-2025-54518 Improper isolation of shared resources within the CPU operation cache on Zen 2-based… May 15, 2026
• Medium CVE-2025-48513 Use of Uninitialized Resource in AMD AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Rembrandt R") May 15, 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-2024-36310 is "Improper input validation in the SMM communications buffer could allow a privileged…", rated Medium. It affects AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processors (AMD); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 4.6 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.20% 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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