CVE-2020-12961

moderate-risk
Published 2021-11-16

A potential vulnerability exists in AMD Platform Security Processor (PSP) that may allow an attacker to zero any privileged register on the System Management Network which may lead to bypassing SPI ROM protections.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

Amd
49
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 25/34 · High