What is CVE-2018-12163?

CVE-2018-12163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Iot Developers Kit, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2018-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-12163?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Iot Developers Kit

CVE-2018-12163

A DLL injection vulnerability in the Intel IoT Developers Kit 4.0 installer may allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges using file modification via local access.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Intel Iot_developers_kit — versions 4.0
Intel Corporation Iot Developers Kit — versions 4.0 and earlier.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12163?: CVE-2018-12163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Iot Developers Kit, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2018-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-12163?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.