CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-5700

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Oct 11, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.4
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Insufficient protection of password storage in system firmware for Intel NUC7i3BNK, NUC7i3BNH, NUC7i5BNK, NUC7i5BNH, NUC7i7BNH versions BN0049 and below allows local attackers to bypass Administrator and User passwords via access to password storage.

Weakness

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Nuc7i7bnh_firmwareIntelayaplcel.86a.0041 (including)ayaplcel.86a.0041 (including)
Nuc7i7bnh_firmwareIntelbnkbl357.86a.0052 (including)bnkbl357.86a.0052 (including)
Nuc7i7bnh_firmwareIntelccsklm5v.86a.0052 (including)ccsklm5v.86a.0052 (including)
Nuc7i7bnh_firmwareIntelccsklm30.86a.0052 (including)ccsklm30.86a.0052 (including)
Nuc7i7bnh_firmwareInteldnkbli5v.86a.0026 (including)dnkbli5v.86a.0026 (including)
Nuc7i7bnh_firmwareInteldnkbli30.86a.0026 (including)dnkbli30.86a.0026 (including)
Nuc7i7bnh_firmwareIntelkyskli70.86a.0050 (including)kyskli70.86a.0050 (including)
Nuc7i7bnh_firmwareIntelrybdwi35.86a.0366 (including)rybdwi35.86a.0366 (including)
Nuc7i7bnh_firmwareIntelsyskli35.86a.0062 (including)syskli35.86a.0062 (including)
Nuc7i7bnh_firmwareInteltybyt20h.86a.0015 (including)tybyt20h.86a.0015 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References