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CVE-2026-0466 AMD CVE debrief

CVE-2026-0466 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in AMD uProf, a profiling tool for AMD processors. The vulnerability is caused by improper access control, allowing a local attacker with user privileges to write to the kernel-shared memory section. This could potentially result in a crash or denial of service.

Vendor: AMD
Product: AMD µProf
CVSS: MEDIUM 6.8
CISA KEV: Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published: 2026-06-09
Original CVE updated: 2026-06-09
Advisory published: 2026-06-09
Advisory updated: 2026-06-09

Who should care

Users of AMD uProf, particularly those with local access to the system, should be aware of this vulnerability and take steps to mitigate it.

Technical summary

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8 and is classified as CWE-497. The CVSS vector is CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

Defensive priority

MEDIUM

Recommended defensive actions

Apply the patch from AMD: [AMD-SB-9025](resourceLinkAnnotations.ref-4)

Evidence notes

The CVE record was published on 2026-06-09T18:16:33.993Z and last modified on 2026-06-09T19:30:24.713Z. The vulnerability is undergoing analysis.

Official resources

CVE-2026-0466 was published on 2026-06-09T18:16:33.993Z and was last modified on 2026-06-09T19:30:24.713Z.