CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-5722

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Oct 11, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.4 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Incorrect policy enforcement in system firmware for Intel NUC7i3BNK, NUC7i3BNH, NUC7i5BNK, NUC7i5BNH, NUC7i7BNH versions BN0049 and below allows attackers with local or physical access to bypass enforcement of integrity protections via manipulation of firmware storage.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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