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CVE-2018-12168
Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Computing Improvement Program before version 2.2.0.03942 may allow an authenticated user…
High7.8EPSS 0.35%
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- intel
Description
Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Computing Improvement Program before version 2.2.0.03942 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code as administrator via local access.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 72% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Escalation of Privilege
- CWE-732 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-732 and its CVEs
Affected products
Intel Corporation · Intel(R) Computing Improvement Program
- affected Versions before 2.2.0.03942.
References (1)
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00165.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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