CVE-2017-5689
intel · published 2017-05-02
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2022-01-28).
- CISA's name for it: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Small Business Technology (SBT), and Standard Manageability Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CISA's description: Intel products contain a vulnerability which can allow attackers to perform privilege escalation.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Unknown
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by Intel Corporation via the CVE Program.
An unprivileged network attacker could gain system privileges to provisioned Intel manageability SKUs: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) and Intel Standard Manageability (ISM). An unprivileged local attacker could provision manageability features gaining unprivileged network or local system privileges on Intel manageability SKUs: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Intel Standard Manageability (ISM), and Intel Small Business Technology (SBT).
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation | Intel Active Mangement Technology, Intel Small Business Technology, Intel Standard Manageability | fixed in versions 6.2.61.3535, 7.1.91.3272, 8.1.71.3608, 9.1.41.3024, 10.0.55.3000, 11.0.25.3001, an: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (36)
cpe:2.3:o:hpe:proliant_ml10_gen9_server_firmware:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_itp1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc847d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc847c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc827d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc827c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc677d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc677c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc647d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc647c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc627d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc627c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc547g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc547e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc547d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc477e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc477d_firmware:-:*:*:*:-:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_field_pg_m3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_field_pg_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_field_pg_m5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_ipc427e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_ipc547d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_ipc547e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_ipc547g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_ipc627c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_ipc677c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_ipc647c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_ipc647d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_ipc847c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_ipc847d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_ipc477d_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc427d_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc427e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simotion_p320-4_s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinumerik_pcu50.5-p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:intel:active_management_technology_firmware:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICAL — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICAL — as published by CISA-ADP (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0: 10 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-noinfo, CWE-269
Sources
References the source lists
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98269
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038385
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-874235.pdf
- https://downloadmirror.intel.com/26754/eng/INTEL-SA-00075%20Mitigation%20Guide-Rev%201.1.pdf
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03754en_us
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00075&languageid=en-fr
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170509-0001/
- https://www.embedi.com/files/white-papers/Silent-Bob-is-Silent.pdf
- https://www.embedi.com/news/mythbusters-cve-2017-5689
- https://www.tenable.com/blog/rediscovering-the-intel-amt-vulnerability
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98269
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038385
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-874235.pdf
- https://downloadmirror.intel.com/26754/eng/INTEL-SA-00075%20Mitigation%20Guide-Rev%201.1.pdf
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03754en_us
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00075&languageid=en-fr
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170509-0001/
- https://www.embedi.com/files/white-papers/Silent-Bob-is-Silent.pdf
- https://www.embedi.com/news/mythbusters-cve-2017-5689
- https://www.tenable.com/blog/rediscovering-the-intel-amt-vulnerability
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5689
Source dates: published 2017-05-02, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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