StackWarp - Vulnerability

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
5
occurrences
First Seen
January 15, 2026
Last Seen
January 25, 2026

StackWarp is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting certain AMD CPUs, uncovered by CISPA researchers.

StackWarp is a vulnerability tracked across 2 threat clusters and 5 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed January 15, 2026; most recent activity January 25, 2026.

Overview

StackWarp is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting certain AMD CPUs, uncovered by CISPA researchers. It appears to involve virtualization-related stack handling and could enable VM-level vulnerabilities, increasing risk for guest VMs and host systems on affected AMD hardware.

Related Threat Clusters

  • Critical SEV-SNP Vulnerability in AMD Zen 1 Processors Identified

    The StackWarp vulnerability (CVE-2025-29943) affects AMD Zen 1–5 processors utilizing Secure Encrypted Virtualization – Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP). This critical hardware flaw allows a privileged attacker to…

    1 article · Updated January 25, 2026
  • StackWarp Vulnerability Exposes AMD CPUs to VM Attacks

    Researchers from the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security have identified a vulnerability named StackWarp in AMD CPUs, affecting generations from Zen-1 to Zen-5. This flaw compromises the integrity of…

    5 articles · Updated January 15, 2026

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • StackWarp (CVE-2025-29943): Critical SEV-SNP Vulnerability in AMD Zen 1 — Rescana · January 25, 2026
  • StackWarp: CISPA Researchers Discover New Vulnerability in Some AMD — Nachrichten.Idw-Online.De · January 16, 2026
  • Flipping one bit leaves AMD CPUs open to VM vuln — Theregister · January 15, 2026
  • Flipping one bit leaves AMD CPUs open to VM vuln — Theregister · January 15, 2026
  • StackWarp: CISPA Researchers Discover New Vulnerability in Some AMD — Idw-Online.De · January 15, 2026

Frequently asked questions

What is StackWarp?

StackWarp is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting certain AMD CPUs, uncovered by CISPA researchers.

Is StackWarp still active?

The most recent intelligence report mentioning StackWarp on ThreatCluster is dated January 25, 2026. Activity was first observed January 15, 2026, giving a tracked span from then to January 25, 2026.

What is StackWarp associated with?

Across ThreatCluster reporting, StackWarp most frequently co-occurs with Zero-day Exploit, AMD, Cispa, Germany, CVE-2025-29943, among 12 tracked related entities.

What are the latest developments involving StackWarp?

The most significant recent cluster is “Critical SEV-SNP Vulnerability in AMD Zen 1 Processors Identified” (1 article · Updated January 25, 2026). StackWarp appears across 2 threat clusters in total, listed above with sources.

How much reporting does ThreatCluster have on StackWarp?

StackWarp appears in 5 intelligence report mentions across 2 deduplicated threat clusters, aggregated from 17,000+ monitored sources.

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