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)

EPSS: 0.004 (34.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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

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