An unprivileged network attacker could gain system privileges to provisioned Intel manageability SKUs: Intel Active Management Technology (A
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).
- Published
- May 2, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 92.2% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-269
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- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 28 / 30 · 92.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 28, 2022. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: Jul 28, 2022.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| intel | active management technology firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:active_management_technology_firmware |
| siemens | simatic ipc627c | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_ipc627c |
| hpe | proliant ml10 gen9 server firmware | cpe:2.3:o:hpe:proliant_ml10_gen9_server_firmware |
| hpe | proliant ml10 gen9 server | cpe:2.3:h:hpe:proliant_ml10_gen9_server |
| siemens | simatic itp1000 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_itp1000_firmware |
| siemens | simatic itp1000 | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_itp1000 |
| siemens | simatic ipc847d firmware | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc847d_firmware |
| siemens | simatic ipc847d | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_ipc847d |
| siemens | simatic ipc847c firmware | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc847c_firmware |
| siemens | simatic ipc847c | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_ipc847c |
| siemens | simatic ipc827d firmware | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_ipc827d_firmware |
| siemens | simatic ipc827d | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_ipc827d |
and 59 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- hpe proliant ml10 gen9 server firmware5.0
- intel active management technology firmware10.0
- intel active management technology firmware11.0
- intel active management technology firmware11.5
- intel active management technology firmware11.6
- intel active management technology firmware6.0
- intel active management technology firmware6.1
- intel active management technology firmware6.2
- intel active management technology firmware7.0
- intel active management technology firmware7.1
- intel active management technology firmware8.0
- intel active management technology firmware8.1
- intel active management technology firmware9.0
- intel active management technology firmware9.1
- intel active management technology firmware9.5
- siemens simatic field pg m3 firmwarebefore 6.2.61.3535
- siemens simatic field pg m4 firmwarebefore 18.01.06
- siemens simatic field pg m5 firmwarebefore 22.01.03
- siemens simatic ipc427d firmwareall versions
- siemens simatic ipc427e firmwarebefore 21.01.05
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (intel). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
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, and 11.6.27.3264 and lateraffected
Same product
intel: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-8752Out-of-bounds write in IPv6 subsystem for Intel(R) AMT, Intel(R) ISM versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70, 14.0.45 may allow40Plan
- CVE-2020-0595Use after free in IPv6 subsystem in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM versions before 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77 and 12.0.64 may allow an unaut40Plan
- CVE-2020-0594Out-of-bounds read in IPv6 subsystem in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM versions before 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77 and 12.0.64 may allow an u40Plan
- CVE-2019-11131Logic issue in subsystem in Intel(R) AMT before versions 11.8.70, 11.11.70, 11.22.70 and 12.0.45 may allow an unauthenticated user to potent40Plan
- CVE-2022-26845Improper authentication in firmware for Intel(R) AMT before versions 11.8.93, 11.22.93, 11.12.93, 12.0.92, 14.1.67, 15.0.42, 16.1.25 may all39Monitor
- CVE-2019-11107Insufficient input validation in the subsystem for Intel(R) AMT before version 12.0.45 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enab39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×5
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2017-05-10 |
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/scanner/http/intel_amt_digest_bypassIntel AMT Digest Authentication Bypass Scannerauxiliary | 2017-05-05 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2017-5689 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:39 | 2017-05-04 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:3 | 2017-05-09 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2017-05-12 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:55 | 2017-07-27 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2021-07-14 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+2 d
- Metasploit+3 d
- CISA KEV+1732 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+3438 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
- Intel® Vulnerability Disclosure Program Intigriti · disclosure only (VDP)
- HPE VDPHackerOne · disclosure only (VDP)
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege ManagementCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
To simplify setup, a service account is granted broad, cluster-wide permissions. The principle of least privilege is skipped during installation.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-269 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
kind: ClusterRolerules: - apiGroups: ["*"] resources: ["*"] verbs: ["*"]Fixed
kind: Rolemetadata: namespace: lodos-systemrules: - apiGroups: ["apps"] resources: ["deployments"] verbs: ["get", "list", "update"]Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
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References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98269
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038385
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-874235.pdf
- downloadmirror.intel.com/26754/eng/INTEL-SA-00075%20Mitigation%20Guide-Rev%201.1.pdf
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03754en_us
- security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00075&languageid=en-fr
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170509-0001/
- www.embedi.com/news/mythbusters-cve-2017-5689
- www.tenable.com/blog/rediscovering-the-intel-amt-vulnerability
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5689
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.