CVE-2017-5731 describes a bounds checking vulnerability in Tianocore EDK2 (specifically Tianocompress before November 7, 2017) that could allow an authenticated local user to escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access and user privileges, but can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) and no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2017-11-07CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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