# CVE-2025-0028: AMD Platform Management Framework unchecked return value

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-0028-amd-platform-management-framework-unchecked-return-value  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-05-15. Updated: 2026-05-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-0028 · Severity: info · CVSS 8.3 · Published 2026-05-15

A vulnerability exists in the AMD Platform Management Framework, a component responsible for managing system performance and power settings. An attacker with local access to the system could exploit this flaw to read or modify sensitive memory locations. This could lead to the theft of confidential information, system instability, or a complete loss of control over the affected device.

Technologies: [Amd Platform Management Framework](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/platform-management-framework). Vendors: [Amd](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/amd).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-0028 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-0028 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-0028?** Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 8.3, published 15 May 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** AMD Platform Management Framework (PMF).

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-0028?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2025-0028 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in device firmware.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-0028?** Check whether you run Amd Platform Management Framework. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

A vulnerability classified as CWE-252 (Unchecked Return Value) exists within the AMD Platform Management Framework (PMF). The flaw occurs when the software fails to validate the return value of a function call, which can be leveraged by a local attacker with low privileges to perform arbitrary memory reads or writes. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to bypass security boundaries, access sensitive data in memory, or cause a denial-of-service condition. The attack requires local access but no user interaction. AMD has addressed this issue in security bulletin AMD-SB-4015.

## Affected products

- AMD Platform Management Framework (PMF)

## Timeline

- 2026-05-15: disclosed: Initial NVD publication date
- 2026-05-14: advisory: AMD security bulletin AMD-SB-4015 released

## References

- [https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-4015.html](https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-4015.html)

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