CVE-2017-9457 describes a critical vulnerability in Intense PC Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware, affecting Compulab Intense PC devices. The flaw stems from the firmware's failure to validate capsule signatures during system firmware upgrades, enabling an attacker with administrator privileges to flash malicious UEFI BIOS. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.7 (MEDIUM), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, but high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= cr_2.2.0.400.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:compulab:intense_pc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.