CVE-2026-40668 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Authentication bypass by spoofing in AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware could allow a malicious hypervisor to request attestation reports for VMPL 0.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-3038.html

History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Authentication bypass by spoofing in AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) firmware could allow a malicious hypervisor to request attestation reports for VMPL 0.
Weaknesses		CWE-290
References		https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-3038.html
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: AMD

Published: 2026-11-10T22:11:05.184Z

Updated: 2026-11-10T22:11:05.184Z

Reserved: 2026-04-14T17:04:40.591Z

Link: CVE-2026-40668

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-10T22:18:32.777

Modified: 2026-11-10T22:18:32.777

Link: CVE-2026-40668

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Weaknesses

CWE-290

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