CVE-2017-5708
Multiple privilege escalations in kernel in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 11.0/11.5/11.6/11...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5708- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5708- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14785 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14785- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gq44-jj6c-wc5c
Multiple privilege escalations in kernel in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 11.0/11.5/11.6/11...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gq44-jj6c-wc5c- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-2017-5708 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware, published November 21, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/101921
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171120-0001
securitytracker.com/id/1039852
security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00086&languageid=en-fr
synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_73
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-892715.pdf
asus.com/News/wzeltG5CjYaIwGJ0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5708
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gq44-jj6c-wc5c