CVE-2025-48503 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element in AMD AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Dali")
A DLL hijacking vulnerability in the AMD Software Installer could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.1% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
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.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (AMD AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Dali"), AMD AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Picasso"), AMD AMD Radeon™ PRO W5000 Series Graphics Products…).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (file handling), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Dali") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Picasso") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ PRO W5000 Series Graphics Products | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ PRO W6000 Series Graphics Products | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ PRO W7000 Series Graphics Products | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ RX 5000 Series Graphics Products | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 Series Graphics Products | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ RX 7000 Series Graphics Products | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ RX 9000 Series Graphics Products | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Dali") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors (formerly codenamed "Renoir") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Renoir") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Cezanne") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Barcelo") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Cezanne") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Lucienne") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors (formerly codenamed "Raphael"/"Raphael X3D") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Mendocino") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 7030 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Barcelo R") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Rembrandt R") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Phoenix") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 7045 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Dragon Range") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Desktop Processors (formerly codenamed "Phoenix") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 8040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Hawk Point") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series Desktop Processors (formerly codenamed "Granite Ridge") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series Processors (formerly codenamed "Strix Point") | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| AMD | Placeholder | versions not specified by the source | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
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.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.1 | 6.0 | psirt@amd.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | AMD via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: psirt@amd.com) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.15%
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.
- Monitor file creation in web directories and paths with traversal sequences (../).
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · amd/amd ryzen™ 4000 series mobile processors with radeon™ graphics (formerly codenamed "renoir"), amd/amd ryzen™ 7035 se
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 7.8
- Source status changed · → Deferred
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
1 on the record
Elsewhere on this site
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- 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-2025-48503 is "Uncontrolled Search Path Element in AMD AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Dali")", rated High. It affects AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (formerly codenamed "Dali") (AMD); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.15% 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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