CVE-2023-20520 | BDVDB-2026-201909 Detail

AMD1st Gen AMD EPYC™

Description#

Improper access control settings in ASP Bootloader may allow an attacker to corrupt the return address causing a stack-based buffer overrun potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References#

https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-3001

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-05-09Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-01-28Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-05-09
Last modified: 2025-01-28

Vendor information

Vendor: AMD
Product: 1st Gen AMD EPYC™

All AMD vulnerabilities

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 56.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
various
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).