CVE-2017-5708 Privilege escalation in Manageability Engine
Unauthorized processes can escalate privileges to access privileged content in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware.
- 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-2017-5708?
CVE-2017-5708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Corporation Manageability Engine, published on 21 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple privilege escalations in kernel in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.10/11.20 allow unauthorized process to access privileged content via unspecified vector.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5708?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Manageability Engine Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5708?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5708 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5708 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Corporation Manageability Engine
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gq44-jj6c-wc5c.