CVE-2020-12961

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Nov 16, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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