' As a result, Intel has identified security vulnerabilities that could potentially place impacted platforms at risk. ' Based on the items identified through the comprehensive security review, an attacker could gain unauthorized access to platform, Intel ME feature, and third party secrets protected by the Intel Management Engine (ME), Intel Server Platform Service (SPS), or Intel Trusted Execution Engine (TXE). This includes scenarios where a successful attacker could: Impersonate the ME/SPS/TXE, thereby impacting local security feature attestation validity; Load and execute arbitrary code outside the visibility of the user and operating system; Cause a system crash or system instability. ' In short: It's a serious flaw, and one which affects almost every platform Intel has released in recent years.