Privilege escalation in HPE Proliant Ml10 Gen9 Server
CVE-2017-5689
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).
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.922 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.922 · newest: 0.922 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HPE Proliant Ml10 Gen9 Server
- HPE Proliant Ml10 Gen9 Server Firmware — versions 5.0
- Intel Active Management Technology Firmware — versions 6.0, 6.1, 6.2
- Intel Corporation Active Mangement Technology, Small Business Standard Manageability — versions 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 later
- Siemens Simatic Field Pg M3
- Siemens Simatic Field Pg M3 Firmware
- Siemens Simatic Field Pg M4
- Siemens Simatic Field Pg M4 Firmware
- Siemens Simatic Field Pg M5
- Siemens Simatic Field Pg M5 Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.tenable.com/blog/rediscovering-the-intel-amt-vulnerability (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
- downloadmirror.intel.com/26754/eng/INTEL-SA-00075 Mitigation Guide-Rev 1.1.pdf (Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98269 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038385 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170509-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
- www.embedi.com/files/white-papers/Silent-Bob-is-Silent.pdf (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.embedi.com/news/mythbusters-cve-2017-5689 (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5689?
- CVE-2017-5689 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HPE Proliant Ml10 Gen9 Server, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5689?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5689 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2017-5689 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-28), indicating it is being actively exploited. 82 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.