CVE-2025-48510
Amd Uprof ≤ 5.0.1174
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HSummary
CVE-2025-48510 is a high-severity Unexpected Status Code or Return Value (CWE-394) vulnerability in Amd Uprof. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-15 (Development Process, Standards, and Tools) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-198996
Vulnerability Data
Improper return value within AMD uProf can allow a local attacker to bypass KSLR, potentially resulting in loss of confidentiality or availability.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation at post-design stages will find missing or incorrect checks for unexpected but valid return values.
Requiring documented development standards and tools can mandate exhaustive checking of all function return values.
Engineering principles such as defensive programming and complete return-value checking stop the weakness from being introduced in code.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require proper validation of all function return values and status codes.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect missing checks for unexpected but valid return values.
Secure development lifecycle requires handling of all return values and status codes.
Application security requirements include proper validation of function results and error conditions.
Secure coding standards directly mandate checking all legitimate return values and status codes.