Quick answers
- Is CVE-2025-29938 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-29938 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2025-29938?
- Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 15 May 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- AMD Platform Management Framework (PMF).
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-29938?
- 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-2025-29938 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in device firmware.
- Am I affected by CVE-2025-29938?
- 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, potentially leading to an arbitrary memory write. An attacker with local low-privileged access could exploit this condition to trigger a denial of service (system crash) or achieve arbitrary code execution. The attack requires local access and specific timing or environmental conditions (AT:P), but no user interaction is required. AMD has assigned a CVSS 4.0 score of 7.1.
Affected products
- AMD Platform Management Framework (PMF)
Timeline
- 2026-05-15: disclosed: Initial NVD publication date