Vulnerability in Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 3160
CVE-2018-12177
Improper directory permissions in the ZeroConfig service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software before version 20.90.0.7 may allow an authorized user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.0% 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 Dual Band Wireless-Ac 3160
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 3165
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 3168
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 7260
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 7260 For Desktop
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 7265\(rev C\)
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 7265 \(Rev D\)
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 8260
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 8265
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 8265 Desktop Kit
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00182.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12177?
- CVE-2018-12177 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 3160, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12177?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-12177 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.