An insufficient pointer validation vulnerability in the AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 may lead to escalation of privilege or denial of…

published 2021-06-11 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-5265

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
public exploits: 0; none known

An insufficient pointer validation vulnerability in the AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 may lead to escalation of privilege or denial of service.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

AMD AMD Radeon Software 20.7.1, 21.Q2

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Exploit prediction

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

AMD AMD Radeon Software

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

amd.com /en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-1000

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-12985
NVD CVE-2020-12985

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