CVE-2017-5689 Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Small Business Technology (SBT), and Standard Manageability: privilege escalation
In plain words: Something running with limited rights can promote itself to full control. Turns a small foothold (like a malicious app) into administrator or system-level access.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Jul 28, 2022
What to do
- Install Intel's security update for Active Management Technology (AMT), Small Business Technology (SBT), and Standard Manageability. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
- Patch anything in this catalog first, ahead of normal patch cycles.
- Put admin and file-transfer apps behind a VPN or single sign-on instead of the open internet.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: Mass data theft and ransomware: a single flaw in a file-transfer or email server has exposed thousands of organisations at once.
The details
- Official name
- Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Small Business Technology (SBT), and Standard Manageability Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Product
- Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Small Business Technology (SBT), and Standard Manageability
- CISA description
- Intel products contain a vulnerability which can allow attackers to perform privilege escalation.
- Type of flaw
- Privilege escalation
- Confirmed exploited
- Jan 28, 2022
- US federal patch deadline
- Jul 28, 2022
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Questions about CVE-2017-5689
Is CVE-2017-5689 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2017-5689 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 28, 2022, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5689?
Install Intel's security update for Active Management Technology (AMT), Small Business Technology (SBT), and Standard Manageability. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-5689?
Only if you use Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Small Business Technology (SBT), and Standard Manageability. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.