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CVE-2020-12986

• 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-20

Description

An insufficient pointer validation vulnerability in the AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 may cause arbitrary code execution in the kernel, leading to escalation of privilege 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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