What is CVE-2018-12196?

CVE-2018-12196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-12196?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware

CVE-2018-12196

Insufficient input validation in Intel(R) AMT in Intel(R) CSME before version 11.8.60, 11.11.60, 11.22.60 or 12.0.20 may allow a privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code via local access.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2019-03-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware
Intel Corporation Intel(r) Csme, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine And Active Management Technology — versions Multiple versions.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00185.html (Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190318-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12196?: CVE-2018-12196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-12196?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.