CVE-2017-5683 Privilege escalation in Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the Intel HAXM driver to gain system-level privileges on the host machine.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5683?
CVE-2017-5683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager, published on 4 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Privilege escalation in IntelHAXM.sys driver in the Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager before version 6.0.6 allows a local user to gain system level access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5683?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5683?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5683 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5683 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-52fm-q822-c9mc.