{
  "id": 688506,
  "title": "AMD's TPM implementation includes two high-severity flaws, but fixes have been available since May",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/amds-tpm-implementation-includes-two-high-severity-flaws-but-fixes",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T18:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/113448-amd-tpm-implementation-includes-two-high-severity-flaws.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "AMD has published a security bulletin regarding two high-severity vulnerabilities found in its Trusted Platform Module (TPM) implementation. These flaws, CVE-2026-6726 and CVE-2026-6727, could potentially allow local attackers with elevated privileges to leak sensitive data or decrypt encrypted information. Both vulnerabilities affect a wide range of AMD processors, including Epyc, Ryzen desktop CPUs, Threadripper workstations, and others. AMD has been providing updated firmware since May to address these issues, with the full list of affected processors and firmware versions available in the AMD-SB-7064 bulletin. While the vulnerabilities carry high CVSS scores, they require a local, privileged attack and should not pose a significant risk to systems only exposed to the internet.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}