CVE-2023-20597

Improper initialization of variables in the DXE driver may allow a privileged user to leak sensitive information via local access.

Published: 2023-09-20 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-20597 is rated Low Risk (24.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-20597

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.17% +0.11%
2 2025-03-19 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
3 2023-09-22 0.04%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-20597

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-20597

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-20597

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
amd ryzen_3_3100_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3100_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3100_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3100_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3200g_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3200g_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3200g_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3200g_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3200ge_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3200ge_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3200ge_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3200ge_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3200u_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3200u_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3200u_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3200u_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3250c_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3250c_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3250c_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3250c_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3250u_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3250u_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3250u_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3250u_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3300_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3300_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3300_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3300_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3300g_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3300g_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3300g_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3300g_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3300u_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3300u_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3300u_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3300u_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3300x_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3300x_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3300x_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3300x_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3350u_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3350u_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3350u_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3350u_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3450u_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3450u_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3450u_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3450u_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3500c_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3500c_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3500c_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3500c_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3500u_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3500u_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3500u_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3500u_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3550h_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3550h_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3550h_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3550h_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3580u_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3580u_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3580u_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3580u_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3700c_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3700c_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3700c_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3700c_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3700u_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3700u_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3700u_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3700u_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3750h_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3750h_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3750h_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3750h_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3780u_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3780u_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3_3780u_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3_3780u_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3100_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3100_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3100_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3100_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3300x_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3300x_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3300x_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3300x_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3500_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3500_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3500_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3500_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3500x_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3500x_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3500x_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3500x_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3600_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3600_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3600_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3600_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3600x_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3600x_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3600x_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3600x_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3600xt_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3600xt_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3600xt_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3600xt_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3800x_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3800x_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3800x_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3800x_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3800xt_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3800xt_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3800xt_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3800xt_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3900_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3900_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3900_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3900_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3900x_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3900x_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3900x_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3900x_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3900xt_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3900xt_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3900xt_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3900xt_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3945wx_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3945wx_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3945wx_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3945wx_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3950x_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3950x_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3950x_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3950x_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3955wx_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3955wx_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3955wx_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3955wx_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3960x_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3960x_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3960x_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3960x_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3970x_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3970x_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3970x_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3970x_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3975wx_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3975wx_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3975wx_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3975wx_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3990x_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3990x_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3990x_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3990x_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3995wx_firmware comboam4pi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3995wx_firmware:comboam4pi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd ryzen_3995wx_firmware comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_3995wx_firmware:comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-20597

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