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AMD Power Design Manager (PDM) Vulnerabilities

AMD ID: AMD-SB-8016

Summary

Researchers reported potential vulnerabilities in AMD Power Design Manager (PDM). 

CVE Details

Refer to Glossary for explanation of terms

CVE CVE Description CVSS Base Score
CVE-2025-8087 A DLL hijacking vulnerability within AMD Power Design Manager can allow a malicious local attacker to escalate privileges during uninstallation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. 7.0 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVE-2025-0046 Incorrect directory permissions could allow a local user to escalate their privileges, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. 1.0 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Affected Products and Mitigation

AMD plans to release mitigations on the target dates listed below. 

Program CVE ID Mitigation Mitigation Release Date
AMD Power Design Manager (PDM) Software Un-Installer  CVE-2025-8087 2026.1 2026-06-23
AMD Power Design Manager (PDM) Software Installer for Windows  CVE-2026-43606 2026.1 2026-06-23

Acknowledgement 

  • AMD thanks researcher “pwni” for participating in the AMD Bug Bounty Program: CVE-2025-0046
  • AMD thanks Kazuma Matsumoto, a Security Researcher at GMO Cybersecurity by IERAE, Inc., for reporting this issue and engaging in coordinated vulnerability disclosure: CVE-2025-8087

Revisions

Revision Date Description
2026-08-11 Initial publication  

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