Newly discovered flaw in Intel processors could enable attackers to steal sensitive data, breach encrypted files, and bypass DRM protections

PT SWARMexpert Mark Ermolov discovered a new exploitation vector for the vulnerabilities CVE-2017-5705, CVE-2017-5706, CVE-2017-5707, CVE-2019-0090, and CVE-2021-0146,which Intel has already fixed. Previously, these issues only enabled partial compromise, but this new method can lead to a complete security breach of affected platforms.