# CVE-2025-48520: AMD Platform Management Framework driver out-of-bounds read

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-48520-amd-platform-management-framework-driver-out-of-bounds-read  
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-2025-48520 · Severity: info · CVSS 6.9 · Published 2026-05-15

A security vulnerability exists in the AMD driver responsible for managing system power and performance. A local user with limited privileges could exploit this flaw to access restricted system memory or cause the computer to crash. This could lead to the exposure of sensitive information or a disruption of business operations due to system instability.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-48520 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-48520 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-48520?** Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 6.9, published 15 May 2026.

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

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-48520?** 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-2025-48520 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-48520?** Check whether you run Amd Platform Management Framework Driver. 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

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CWE-125) exists in the AMD Platform Management Framework (PMF) driver due to improper input validation. A local attacker with low privileges can provide crafted input to the driver to trigger a read beyond the intended memory buffer. This can result in the disclosure of sensitive kernel-space information or lead to a denial-of-service condition via a system crash. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-48520 and has been addressed in AMD security bulletin AMD-SB-4015.

## Affected products

- AMD Platform Management Framework (PMF) Driver

## Timeline

- 2026-05-15: disclosed: Initial publication of the CVE record and AMD advisory.

## 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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- [AMD Platform Management Framework Driver out-of-bounds write](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-52540-amd-platform-management-framework-driver-out-of-bounds-write)
- [AMD Platform Management Framework driver improper input validation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-48519-amd-platform-management-framework-driver-improper-input)