What is CVE-2018-12172?

CVE-2018-12172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Hns7200ap. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-12172?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Hns7200ap

CVE-2018-12172

Improper password hashing in firmware in Intel Server Board (S7200AP,S7200APR) and Intel Compute Module (HNS7200AP, HNS7200AP) may allow a privileged user to potentially disclose firmware passwords via local access.

Published 2018-10-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Hns7200ap
Intel Hns7200ap Firmware — versions r01.03.0018
Intel Hns7200apr
Intel Hns7200apr Firmware — versions r01.03.0018
Intel S7200ap
Intel S7200ap Firmware — versions r01.03.0018
Intel S7200apr
Intel S7200apr Firmware — versions r01.03.0018
Intel Corporation Server Board — versions Various

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00138.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12172?: CVE-2018-12172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Hns7200ap. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-12172?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.