CVE-2017-5683

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Intel	Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager	Before v6.0.6

References

https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00072&languageid=en-frPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00072&languageid=en-frPatch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 4, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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