CVE-2017-5698 Security feature bypass in Intel Active Management Technology, Intel Standard Manageability, and Intel Small Business Technology

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Local administrators can bypass anti-rollback protections to downgrade Intel AMT firmware to a vulnerable version, exposing systems to known exploits.

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-2017-5698?

CVE-2017-5698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, published on 5 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Intel Active Management Technology, Intel Standard Manageability, and Intel Small Business Technology firmware versions 11.0.25.3001 and 11.0.26.3000 anti-rollback will not prevent upgrading to firmware version 11.6.x.1xxx which is vulnerable to CVE-2017-5689 and can be performed by a local user with administrative privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5698?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, Intel Manageability Engine Firmware, Intel Small Business Technology Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-5698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Intel Active Management Technology Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2c6r-gxwp-v69j.

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