CVE-2017-5708

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.

Published: 2017-11-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-5708 is rated Moderate Risk (46.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.55%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5708

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.55% +0.49%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.06% -0.97%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-5708

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-5708

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-5708

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu high CVE-2017-5708 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (intel-microcode), 5 status rows across 5 suites (artful, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): not-affected 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5708

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-5708

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel manageability_engine_firmware 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:intel:manageability_engine_firmware:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel manageability_engine_firmware 11.5 cpe:2.3:o:intel:manageability_engine_firmware:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel manageability_engine_firmware 11.6 cpe:2.3:o:intel:manageability_engine_firmware:11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel manageability_engine_firmware 11.7 cpe:2.3:o:intel:manageability_engine_firmware:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel manageability_engine_firmware 11.10 cpe:2.3:o:intel:manageability_engine_firmware:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel manageability_engine_firmware 11.20 cpe:2.3:o:intel:manageability_engine_firmware:11.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-5708

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