CVE-2017-3718
Improper setting of device configuration in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC kits may allow a...
Improper setting of device configuration in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC kits may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper setting of device configuration in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC kits may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- Record
CVE-2017-3718- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper setting of device configuration in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC kits may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- Record
CVE-2017-3718- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-12835 No score
Improper setting of device configuration in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC kits may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- Record
EUVD-2017-12835- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j49j-9f8j-jjfx
Improper setting of device configuration in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC kits may allow a...
Improper setting of device configuration in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC kits may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- Record
GHSA-j49j-9f8j-jjfx- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-3718 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Intel Corporation Intel(r) Nuc, published January 10, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.