CVE-2025-48506: Security Vulnerability in AMD Vitis™ Unified Installer for FPGAs & Adaptive SoCs in Windows
CVE-2025-48506 is a high-severity security vulnerability affecting the AMD Vitis™ Unified Installer for FPGAs & Adaptive SoCs on Windows. The issue involves uncontrolled search paths in the installation directory, which could allow DLL injection. This vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution if exploited. No specific affected versions or patches have been disclosed yet. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2025-48506 concerns uncontrolled search paths in the Vitis™ Unified Installer for FPGAs & Adaptive SoCs on Windows platforms. This flaw allows an attacker to perform DLL injection by placing malicious DLLs in the install path, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 7.3, indicating high severity. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) and user interaction (UI:A), with low complexity and privileges needed. No official remediation or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with local access and user interaction to execute arbitrary code on the affected Windows machine via DLL injection in the install path. This could compromise system integrity and security of the affected device.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should exercise caution with local access and avoid running untrusted code or installers in the affected environment.
CVE-2025-48506: Security Vulnerability in AMD Vitis™ Unified Installer for FPGAs & Adaptive SoCs in Windows
Description
CVE-2025-48506 is a high-severity security vulnerability affecting the AMD Vitis™ Unified Installer for FPGAs & Adaptive SoCs on Windows. The issue involves uncontrolled search paths in the installation directory, which could allow DLL injection. This vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution if exploited. No specific affected versions or patches have been disclosed yet. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.3high
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-48506 concerns uncontrolled search paths in the Vitis™ Unified Installer for FPGAs & Adaptive SoCs on Windows platforms. This flaw allows an attacker to perform DLL injection by placing malicious DLLs in the install path, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 7.3, indicating high severity. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) and user interaction (UI:A), with low complexity and privileges needed. No official remediation or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with local access and user interaction to execute arbitrary code on the affected Windows machine via DLL injection in the install path. This could compromise system integrity and security of the affected device.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should exercise caution with local access and avoid running untrusted code or installers in the affected environment.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- AMD
- Date Reserved
- 2025-05-22T16:34:02.896Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7b57f3bf8831d5391555b2
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 17:12:19 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 23:41:20 UTC
Last updated: 08/11/2026, 23:41:20 UTC
Views: 3
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