CVE-2017-5754

high-risk
Published 2018-01-04

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis of the data cache.

Do I need to act?

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87.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 12% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 5.6/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Vendors

68
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 33/34 · Critical