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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 netwo…

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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).
CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.9/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
  • Fresh EPSS: 92.19%: +0.46

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 9 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Qualys
Press · 22 Feb 2022, 08:00 · Managing CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities with Qualys VMDR - Qualys
Latest Hacking News - Exploits, Vulnerabilities, Tech and Tutorials
Press · 31 Aug 2018, 07:00 · Exploit Code POC Published for Intel Chipset Vulnerability - Latest Hacking News - Exploits, Vulnerabilities, Tech and Tutorials
Security Affairs
Press · 29 Aug 2018, 07:00 · Experts published a PoC code for Intel Management Engine JTAG flaw - Security Affairs
www.trendmicro.com
Press · 22 Nov 2017, 08:00 · Mitigating an Intel Management Engine Vulnerability - www.trendmicro.com
Security Affairs
Press · 29 Aug 2017, 07:00 · Experts found an undocumented Kill Switch in Intel Management Engine - Security Affairs
See all 9 source documents
gHacks
Press · 08 May 2017, 07:00 · Detect and Mitigate Intel AMT vulnerability - gHacks
The Hacker News
Press · 05 May 2017, 07:00 · Explained — How Intel AMT Vulnerability Allows to Hack Computers Remotely - The Hacker News
BleepingComputer
Press · 02 May 2017, 07:00 · Intel Fixes 9-Year-Old CPU Flaw That Allows Remote Code Execution - BleepingComputer
Security Affairs
Press · 02 May 2017, 07:00 · A critical RCE flaw in Intel Management Engine affects Intel enterprise PCs dates back 9 years - Security Affairs

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.9 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

3

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 3 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
embedi/amt_auth_bypass_poc5512Python27 Jul 2017, 21:08
Bijaye/intel_amt_bypass36Python09 May 2017, 00:42
aix567/C-A-S00Python25 Oct 2026, 20:37
Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 92.2%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:52.586165+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
02 May 2017, 07:00
Published
02 May 2017, 14:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
28 Jan 2022, 00:00
Latest press mention
22 Feb 2022, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57
PoCs on GitHub
3 repositories