CVE-2017-5696 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in specific versions of the Intel Graphics Driver (15.40.x.x, 15.45.x.x, and 21.20.x.x). This flaw allows an unprivileged local user to elevate their privileges on an affected system. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but no prior privileges. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 21.20.16.4860CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:graphics_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.40.1.64.4256CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:graphics_driver:15.40.1.64.4256:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.40.4.64.4256CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:graphics_driver:15.40.4.64.4256:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.40.7.64.4279CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:graphics_driver:15.40.7.64.4279:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.40.14.4352CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:graphics_driver:15.40.14.4352:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.