Privilege escalation in Intel Manageability Firmware - CVE-2017-5689
Published: May 3, 2017 / Updated: February 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6397
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5689
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated or local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication. A remote attacker can connect to the 16992/tcp port through UDP protocol and gain full control of Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) and Intel Standard Manageability (ISM). A local attacker can escalate privileges and compromise Intel manageability SKUs: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Intel Standard Manageability (ISM), and Intel Small Business Technology (SBT).
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Intel Manageability Firmware
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5689
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #6328 - Intel Active Management Technology - System Privileges (June 17, 2021)
- Exploit #2134 - amt_auth_bypass_poc (CVE-2017-5689 Proof-of-Concept exploit) (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #56 - Intel AMT Digest Authentication Bypass Scanner (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #137 - labs (Vulnerability Labs for security analysis) (March 18, 2020)