CVE-2017-5683: Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Privilege escalation in IntelHAXM.sys driver in the Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager before version 6.0.6 allows a local user to gain system level access.

Affected products

• Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager: up to and including 6.0.4

Published 2017-04-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.