CVE-2017-5689
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- May 2, 2017
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Feb 1, 2017
Description
An unprivileged network attacker could gain system privileges to provisioned Intel manageability SKUs: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) and Intel Standard Manageability (ISM). An unprivileged local attacker could provision manageability features gaining unprivileged network or local system privileges on Intel manageability SKUs: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Intel Standard Manageability (ISM), and Intel Small Business Technology (SBT).
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Intel Active Mangement Technology, Intel Small Business Technology, Intel Standard ManageabilityIntel Corporation |
|
References
- https://www.tenable.com/blog/rediscovering-the-intel-amt-vulnerability
- https://downloadmirror.intel.com/26754/eng/INTEL-SA-00075%20Mitigation%20Guide-Rev%201.1.pdf
- 98269vdb-entry
- 1038385vdb-entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170509-0001/
- https://www.embedi.com/files/white-papers/Silent-Bob-is-Silent.pdf
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00075&languageid=en-fr
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03754en_us
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- https://www.embedi.com/news/mythbusters-cve-2017-5689
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-874235.pdf
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5689government-resource
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