Insufficient input validation in system firmware for Intel NUC7i3BNK, NUC7i3BNH, NUC7i5BNK, NUC7i5BNH, NUC7i7BNH versions BN0049 and below…

published 2017-10-11 9y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-14798

cvss: 7.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits: 0; none known

Insufficient input validation in system firmware for Intel NUC7i3BNK, NUC7i3BNH, NUC7i5BNK, NUC7i5BNH, NUC7i7BNH versions BN0049 and below allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via manipulation of memory.

Patch / fix

links 1

security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00084&languageid=en-fr advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.4	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Intel Corporation NUC Kits

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

security-center.intel.com /advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00084&languageid=en-fr
patch, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-5721
NVD CVE-2017-5721

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