# CVE-2017-5701: Security feature bypass in NUC Kits

> An attacker with physical access can execute arbitrary code by modifying firmware during BIOS recovery on Intel NUC kits.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rqxq-8q8c-r6x4

## What is CVE-2017-5701?

CVE-2017-5701 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

Insecure platform configuration in system firmware for Intel NUC7i3BNK, NUC7i3BNH, NUC7i5BNK, NUC7i5BNH, NUC7i7BNH versions BN0049 and below allows an attacker with physical presence to run arbitrary code via unauthorized firmware modification during BIOS Recovery.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5701?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Intel Nuc7i3bnh Firmware, Intel Nuc7i3bnk Firmware, Intel Nuc7i5bnh Firmware, Intel Nuc7i5bnk Firmware, Intel Nuc7i7bnh Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel Corporation NUC Kits

- [CVE-2017-5700](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5700/): Hardcoded credentials in NUC Kits (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2017-5721](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5721/): Memory corruption in NUC Kits (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-5722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5722/): Security feature bypass in NUC Kits (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5701 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5701 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel Corporation NUC Kits. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5701/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5701/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5701
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5701
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5701

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