CVE-2017-5686 Information disclosure in Intel NUC NUC6i5SYSH/K, Intel NUC6i3SYSH/K
An attacker with physical access can exploit a BIOS vulnerability in Intel NUC systems to access personal information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5686?
CVE-2017-5686 is a low-severity vulnerability in Intel NUC NUC6i5SYSH/K, Intel NUC6i3SYSH/K, published on 3 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The BIOS in Intel NUC systems based on 6th Gen Intel Core processors prior to version SY0059 may allow may allow an attacker with physical access to the system to gain access to personal information.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5686?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Intel Nuc6i3syh Bios, Intel Nuc6i3syk Bios.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5686?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5686 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5686 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8g98-xjjm-w342.