What is CVE-2018-12189?

CVE-2018-12189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2019-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-12189?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware

CVE-2018-12189

Unhandled exception in Content Protection subsystem in Intel CSME before versions 11.8.60, 11.11.60, 11.22.60 or 12.0.20 or Intel TXE before 3.1.60 or 4.0.10 may allow privileged user to potentially modify data via local access.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12189?: CVE-2018-12189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2019-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-12189?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.