Executive Summary

CVE-2025-61969 is a high-severity vulnerability in the AMD µProf performance analysis tool-suite, specifically in the AMDPowerProfiler.sys driver.

The vulnerability is caused by incorrect permission assignment and insufficient access control checks when handling IOCTL requests.

This flaw allows a local user with limited privileges to perform arbitrary file read and write operations, which can lead to privilege escalation and potentially arbitrary code execution.

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Impact Analysis

[{'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'This vulnerability can allow a local user with limited privileges to escalate their privileges on the affected system.'}, {'type': 'paragraph', 'content': "An attacker exploiting this flaw could execute arbitrary code with higher privileges, potentially compromising the system's security and integrity."}] [1]

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Compliance Impact

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Detection Guidance

[{'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'This vulnerability involves incorrect permission assignment and insufficient access control in the AMDPowerProfiler.sys driver of the AMD µProf tool-suite, allowing local user-privileged attackers to perform arbitrary file read/write operations.'}, {'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'Detection would typically involve checking the version of the AMD µProf software installed and verifying if it is older than version 5.2.431, which contains the fix.'}, {'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'Since the vulnerability is local and related to driver permissions and IOCTL handling, network-based detection commands are not applicable.'}, {'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'For system-level detection, you can check the installed µProf version with commands such as:'}, {'type': 'list_item', 'content': "On Windows, use PowerShell: Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\\Software\\AMD\\µProf' | Select-Object Version"}, {'type': 'list_item', 'content': 'Alternatively, check the file version of AMDPowerProfiler.sys located in the µProf installation directory.'}, {'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'If the version is older than 5.2.431, the system is vulnerable.'}] [1]

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Mitigation Strategies

The primary mitigation step is to update the AMD µProf tool-suite to version 5.2.431 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability.

This update was released on December 11, 2025, and addresses the incorrect permission assignment and access control issues in the AMDPowerProfiler.sys driver.

Until the update can be applied, restrict local user access to the AMD µProf tool and its drivers to trusted administrators only.

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