CVE-2025-0035
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges by exploiting an unquoted search path in AMD Cloud Manageability Service. Attackers could place malicious executables in directories that the service searches, leading to arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges. This affects systems running vulnerable versions of AMD Cloud Manageability Service.
💻 Affected Systems
- AMD Cloud Manageability Service
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full system compromise with administrative privileges, allowing installation of persistent malware, data theft, and complete control over the affected system.
Likely Case
Local privilege escalation enabling attackers to bypass security controls, install additional malware, and access sensitive system resources.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper access controls prevent local users from writing to vulnerable directories or if the service runs with minimal privileges.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires local access and ability to write to directories in the search path. This is a classic unquoted service path vulnerability.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check AMD advisory SB-9015 for specific patched versions
Vendor Advisory: https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-9015.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Visit AMD advisory SB-9015. 2. Download the latest version of AMD Cloud Manageability Service. 3. Install the update following AMD's instructions. 4. Restart the system to ensure the updated service loads.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict directory permissions
windowsModify permissions on directories in the service's search path to prevent non-administrative users from writing executable files.
icacls "C:\Program Files\AMD\Cloud Manageability" /deny Users:(OI)(CI)W
Quote service paths
windowsManually edit the service configuration to use fully quoted paths in the service executable path.
sc config "AMD Cloud Manageability Service" binPath= "\"C:\Program Files\AMD\Cloud Manageability\service.exe\""
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to prevent unauthorized local users from writing to directories in the service's search path.
- Monitor for suspicious file creation in directories associated with AMD Cloud Manageability Service and for unexpected service restarts.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if AMD Cloud Manageability Service is installed and review the service path configuration for unquoted paths containing spaces.Check Version:
sc query "AMD Cloud Manageability Service" | findstr /C:"BINARY_PATH_NAME"Verify Fix Applied:
Verify the service version matches the patched version from AMD advisory SB-9015 and confirm the service path is properly quoted.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected service restarts of AMD Cloud Manageability Service
- File creation events in AMD Cloud Manageability directories by non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- None - this is a local privilege escalation vulnerability
SIEM Query:
EventID=4688 AND ProcessName LIKE '%AMD Cloud Manageability%' AND CommandLine CONTAINS 'unusual'