CVE-2025-0043: AMD Vivado Lab Solutions privilege escalation via directory permissions

CVE-2025-0043 · Severity: info · Published 2026-11-12

AMD Vivado Lab Solutions, a hardware design tool suite, contains incorrect file system permissions that allow local users to escalate their privileges to higher levels of access. An attacker with a standard user account could exploit this to run arbitrary code with elevated permissions, potentially compromising the entire system.

Vendors: Amd.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-0043 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-0043 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-0043?
Informational severity, published 12 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
AMD Vivado Lab Solutions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-0043?
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-2025-0043 attacked?
It is attacked with local access.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-0043?
Check whether you run Amd Vivado Lab Solutions. 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

The vulnerability stems from improper directory permissions within Vivado Lab Solutions that fail to restrict access appropriately. A local user-privileged attacker can leverage these weak permissions to escalate privileges and achieve arbitrary code execution on the affected system.

Affected products

  • AMD Vivado Lab Solutions

Timeline

  • 2026-11-12: disclosed

References

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