# Improper Input Validation in the AMD RAID driver could allow an attacker to point to an arbitrary memory location potentially resulting in privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution.

CVE record · `CVE-2024-21962`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2024-21962`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 8.6 High
- **Critical:** No
- **CNA:** AMD
- **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-1220](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1220.html)
- **Tags:** [CWE-1220](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/cwe-1220.md)
- **Technologies:** [AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-epyctm-4005-series-processors.md) · [AMD EPYC™ 4004 Series Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-epyctm-4004-series-processors.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3000 WX-Series Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-threadrippertm-pro-3000-wx-series-processors.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-5000-series-mobile-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 7000 WX-Series Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-threadrippertm-7000-wx-series-processors.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 9000HX Series Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-9000hx-series-processors.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 5000 WX-Series Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-threadrippertm-pro-5000-wx-series-processors.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-3000-series-desktop-processors.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-3000-series-mobile-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-5000-series-desktop-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-5000-series-desktop-processors.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-7040-series-mobile-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 8040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-8040-series-mobile-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ Z2 Series Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-z2-series-processors.md) · [AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-athlontm-3000-series-mobile-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-4000-series-mobile-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-6000-series-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-ai-300-series-processors.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-7020-series-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 7045 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-7045-series-mobile-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md)
- **Published:** 15 May 2026
- **Updated:** 16 May 2026
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: AMD) at 15 May 2026, 01:59 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them

- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD EPYC™ 4004 Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3000 WX-Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `No fix planned`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 7000 WX-Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 9000HX Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 5000 WX-Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors.
  - unaffected: `No fix planned`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `No fix planned`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `No fix planned`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors.
  - unaffected: `No fix planned`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 8040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Z2 Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `No fix planned`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `No fix planned`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `No fix planned`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `No fix planned`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 7045 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ AI Max 300 Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 9000 Series.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 2000 Mobile Processors.
  - unaffected: `No fix planned`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors.
  - unaffected: `No fix planned`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Desktop Processors.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series Desktop Processors.
  - unaffected: `AMD RAID Software: 9.3.3.245`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD EPYC™ Embedded 4005 Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `Embedded EPYC_4005 Windows RAID Driver - 9.3.3.00245 - (71794)`
  - Other versions: affected

## Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

## Severity and exploitation

- 8.6 High, CVSS 4.0: `CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`, from CNA (AMD)

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.0011, the 1st percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

## Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 15 May 2026. New records show when each source confirmed them.

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2024-21962](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21962)
- [NVD: CVE-2024-21962](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21962)

### References from the CNA

- <https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-4016.html>

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.

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