Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager
CVE-2017-5683
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Privilege escalation in IntelHAXM.sys driver in the Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager before version 6.0.6 allows a local user to gain system level access.
AnalysisAI
Privilege escalation in IntelHAXM.sys driver in the Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager before version 6.0.6 allows a local user to gain system level access. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
Technical ContextAI
Privilege escalation in IntelHAXM.sys driver in the Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager before version 6.0.6 allows a local user to gain system level access. Affected products include: Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager. Version information: version 6.0.6.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Uncontrolled resource consumption in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.6.6 may allow an unauthenticated user t
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.7.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentiall
Uncontrolled resource consumption in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.6.6 may allow an unauthenticated user t
Same technique Privilege Escalation
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