Memory corruption in Intel Trusted Execution Engine
Priority LOW 35CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in kernel in Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware 3.0 allow attacker with local access to the system to execute arbitrary code.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00649 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5707
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3v79-5f35-jq7j
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Advisory 2
More Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-00147 Out-of-bounds write in Intel TXE CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-00520 Improper input validation in Intel CSME CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-03703 Multiple privilege escalations in kernel in Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware 3.0… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-08341 Insufficient access control in hardware abstraction driver for MEInfo software for… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-08308 Improper input validation in Intel CSME CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-08302 Incorrect default permissions in Intel Management Engine CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-5707 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5707 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3v79-5f35-jq7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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