What is CVE-2018-12198?

CVE-2018-12198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Server Platform Services Firmware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2019-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-12198?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Intel Server Platform Services Firmware

CVE-2018-12198

Insufficient input validation in Intel(R) Server Platform Services HECI subsystem before version SPS_E5_04.00.04.393.0 may allow privileged user to potentially cause a denial of service 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 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (27.5th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.5% 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 Server Platform Services 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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12198?: CVE-2018-12198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Server Platform Services Firmware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2019-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-12198?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.