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Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2017-5754

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2018-01-04
  • WeaknessCWE-200

Am I affected?

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-01-0413:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
  3. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
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BranchAffectedFixed in
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6 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
6 repositories, unverifiedionescu007/SpecuCheckraphaelsc/Am-I-affected-by-MeltdownViralmaniar/In-Spectre-Meltdownspeecyy/Am-I-affected-by-Meltdownzzado/Meltdown
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2018-01-04
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5754?

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.

Is CVE-2017-5754 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-5754 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 84.2% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-5754?

CVE-2017-5754 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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