CVE-2017-5689

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-28), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 92%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
99(Act)
EG Risk 99/100SSVC: Act

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact.
EPSS
99.8%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

May 2, 2017

Last Modified

April 22, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated May 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 46× in last 7d / 187× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 348 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 01:29 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 22:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-22 22:09 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-07-22 18:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-22 14:14 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-22 14:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-22 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-22 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-22 09:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
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  1. 2026-07-19 12:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
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  22. 2026-07-16 01:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-15 21:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  26. 2026-07-15 16:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  28. 2026-07-15 12:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  31. 2026-07-14 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  33. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
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  37. 2026-07-14 01:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-13 21:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  40. 2026-07-13 16:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-07-10 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-10 19:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-10 17:52 UTCCISA KEV update
  58. 2026-07-10 14:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  73. 2026-07-07 21:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-07 19:01 UTCCISA KEV update
  75. 2026-07-07 17:16 UTCCISA KEV update

Publicly available exploits

(6 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCembedi/amt_auth_bypass_poc
    First seen Jul 27, 2017

    CVE-2017-5689 Proof-of-Concept exploit

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-43385
    First seen May 10, 2017

    Intel Active Management Technology - System Privileges

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCBijaye/intel_amt_bypass
    First seen May 9, 2017

    simple python poc for CVE-2017-5689

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/http/intel_amt_digest_bypass✓ verified
    First seen May 5, 2017

    Intel AMT Digest Authentication Bypass Scanner

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCCerberusSecurity/CVE-2017-5689
    First seen May 4, 2017
    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2017/CVE-2017-5689.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2017

    Intel Active Management - Authentication Bypass

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2017-5689?
CVE-2017-5689 is a critical vulnerability published on May 2, 2017. 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…
When was CVE-2017-5689 disclosed?
CVE-2017-5689 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 2, 2017, with the most recent update on April 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-5689 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2017-5689 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on January 28, 2022, affecting Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Small Business Technology (SBT), and Standard Manageability. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-5689?
CVE-2017-5689 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2017-5689?
CVE-2017-5689 affects Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Small Business Technology (SBT), and Standard Manageability. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2017-5689?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-5689, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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