CVE-2017-9457
Intense PC Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware does not perform capsule signature validation before...
CVE-2017-9457 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Compulab Intense Pc Firmware, published July 25, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.83%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.7 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.83%EPSS, 57th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Intense PC Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware does not perform capsule signature validation before upgrading the system firmware. The absence of signature validation allows an attacker with administrator privileges to flash a modified UEFI BIOS.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Intense PC Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware does not perform capsule signature validation before upgrading the system firmware. The absence of signature validation allows an attacker with administrator privileges to flash a modified UEFI BIOS.
- Record
CVE-2017-9457- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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 - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Intense PC Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware does not perform capsule signature validation before upgrading the system firmware. The absence of signature validation allows an attacker with administrator privileges to flash a modified UEFI BIOS.
- Record
CVE-2017-9457- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18390No score
Intense PC Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware does not perform capsule signature validation before upgrading the system firmware. The absence of signature validation allows an attacker with administrator privileges to flash a modified UEFI BIOS.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18390- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9q3p-fv9f-wwxj
Intense PC Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware does not perform capsule signature validation before...
Intense PC Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware does not perform capsule signature validation before upgrading the system firmware. The absence of signature validation allows an attacker with administrator privileges to flash a modified UEFI BIOS.
- Record
GHSA-9q3p-fv9f-wwxj- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.