CVE-2023-20583

Software based Power Side Channel on AMD CPUs

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: August 1, 2023 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:30 AM UTC
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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A potential power side-channel vulnerability in AMD processors may allow an authenticated attacker to monitor the CPU power consumption as the data in a cache line changes over time potentially resulting in a leak of sensitive information.

Affected

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Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-203

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