CVE-2017-5710 Privilege escalation in Trusted Execution Engine

High 7.8 Published 21 Nov 2017 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An unauthorized process can escalate privileges and access privileged content in Intel Trusted Execution 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-2017-5710?

CVE-2017-5710 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Corporation Trusted Execution 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 Trusted Execution Engine Firmware 3.0 allows unauthorized process to access privileged content via unspecified vector.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5710?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5710?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5710 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-5710 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5710 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gh27-fc47-858c.