CVE-2025-48506 (GCVE-0-2025-48506)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-11 17:02 – Updated: 2026-08-12 13:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Uncontrolled search paths in Vitis™ Unified installation path on local Windows machines could allow DLL injection into these install paths, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-12 13:15 UTC
CWE
- Security Vulnerability
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | Vitis™ Unified Installer for FPGAs & Adaptive SoCs in Windows |
Unaffected:
2026.1
|
Date Public
2026-08-11 17:02
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