CVE-2017-5689: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Small Business Technology (SBT), and Standard Manageability Privilege…

CVE-2017-5689 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-01-28

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Intel manageability SKUs allows an unprivileged network attacker to gain system privileges on provisioned systems. Additionally, an unprivileged local attacker can provision manageability features to gain network or local system privileges.

Technologies: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Intel Standard Manageability. Vendors: Intel.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2017-5689 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2017-5689 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 28 January 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2017-5689?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 28 January 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Intel Active Management Technology (AMT); Intel Standard Manageability (ISM); Intel Small Business Technology (SBT); HPE ProLiant ML10 Gen9 Server Firmware 5.0; and 8 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-5689?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2017-5689 attacked?
It is attacked over the network or with local access, in device firmware.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-5689?
Check whether you run Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Intel Small Business Technology (SBT) or Intel Standard Manageability. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)
  • Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)
  • Intel Small Business Technology (SBT)
  • HPE ProLiant ML10 Gen9 Server Firmware 5.0
  • Siemens SIMATIC Field PG M3 Firmware up to (excluding) 6.2.61.3535
  • Siemens SIMATIC Field PG M4 Firmware up to (excluding) 18.01.06
  • Siemens SIMATIC Field PG M5 Firmware up to (excluding) 22.01.03
  • Siemens SIMATIC IPC427E Firmware up to (excluding) 21.01.05
  • Siemens SIMATIC IPC477E Firmware up to (excluding) 21.01.05
  • Siemens SIMATIC IPC547D Firmware up to (excluding) 7.1.91.3272
  • Siemens SIMATIC IPC547E Firmware up to (excluding) 9.1.41.3024
  • Siemens SIMATIC IPC547G Firmware up to (excluding) 11.0.26.3000

Timeline

  • 2017-05-01: advisory: Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00075 published.
  • 2022-01-28: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
  • 2022-01-28: disclosed: NVD publication date.

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