VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-26334
CVSS score9.9 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.21%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-12-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
The AMDPowerProfiler.sys driver of AMD μProf tool may allow lower privileged users to access MSRs in kernel which may lead to privilege escalation and ring-0 code execution by the lower privileged user.
Weakness classification
- psirt@amd.com: CWE-284
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other
Primary references
- psirt@amd.com — Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mitigation, Vendor Advisory