Ep06 – CVE-2017-5753 & CVE-2017-5715: Spectre – The Invisible Threat Inside Your CPU

07/08/2025 12 min

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CVE-2017-5753 & CVE-2017-5715 – better known as Spectre – exposed a terrifying truth: your CPU could be exploited.This wasn’t a software flaw. It was a vulnerability baked into the hardware of nearly every modern processor. And it wasn’t just theoretical. Attackers could steal passwords, encryption keys, and sensitive data... without ever touching the system.In this episode of The Exploit Archives, we dive into how Spectre worked, the performance cost of fixing it, and how this invisible exploit changed the future of cybersecurity forever.Support the show: ⁠The Exploit Archives⁠Youtube: ⁠The Exploit Archives - YouTubeWeekly Episodes!Tags:CVE breakdown, hacking, hardware exploit, Spectre bug, speculative execution, CPU vulnerability, Intel bug, privilege leaks, cybersecurity podcast, ethical hacking, exploit analysis

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