CVE-2017-5711

Multiple buffer overflows in Active Management Technology (AMT) in Intel Manageability Engine...

7.8 High

Multiple buffer overflows in Active Management Technology (AMT) in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 8.x/9.x/10.x/11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.10/11.20 allow attacker with local access to the system to execute arbitrary code with AMT execution privilege.

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

0.56%Down 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-5711
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-5711
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-14788 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-14788
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mj87-pxff-57cc 7.8

Multiple buffer overflows in Active Management Technology (AMT) in Intel Manageability Engine...

Record: GHSA-mj87-pxff-57cc
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-5711 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 0.56%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.