CVE-2017-5700 Hardcoded credentials in NUC Kits
Local attackers can bypass administrator and user passwords by accessing insufficiently protected password storage in Intel NUC firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5700?
CVE-2017-5700 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Corporation NUC Kits, published on 11 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient protection of password storage in system firmware for Intel NUC7i3BNK, NUC7i3BNH, NUC7i5BNK, NUC7i5BNH, NUC7i7BNH versions BN0049 and below allows local attackers to bypass Administrator and User passwords via access to password storage.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5700?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Intel Nuc7i3bnh Firmware, Intel Nuc7i3bnk Firmware, Intel Nuc7i5bnh Firmware, Intel Nuc7i5bnk Firmware, Intel Nuc7i7bnh Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5700?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5700 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5700 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Corporation NUC Kits
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m2m4-m8jv-3qcw.