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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: 2026-06-16
Advisory published: 2026-06-09
Advisory updated: 2026-06-16

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.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

CVE-2026-0466 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0466

CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
CVE-2026-0466 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0466

NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Source reference
Unverified legacy reference

URL: https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-9025.html

[email protected]

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.