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CVE-2020-12981

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-06-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

An insufficient input validation in the AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 may allow unprivileged users to unload the driver, potentially causing memory corruptions in high privileged processes, which can lead to escalation of privileges or denial of service.

Affected products

• AMD Radeon Pro Software: before 21.q1 — fixed in 21.q1
• AMD Radeon Software: before 20.7.1 — fixed in 20.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: AMD Radeon Pro Software 21.q1; AMD Radeon Software 20.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-1000
• https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-1000

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