Vulnerability in Intel Core I3
CVE-2018-12205
Improper certificate validation in Platform Sample/ Silicon Reference firmware for 8th Generation Intel(R) Core(tm) Processor, 7th Generation Intel(R) Core(tm) Processor may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via physical access.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.7% 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 Core I3 — versions 8100, 8100h, 8100t
- Intel Core I5 — versions 8200y, 8250u, 8259u
- Intel Core I7 — versions 8086k, 8500y, 8550u
- Intel Platform Sample Firmware
- Intel Silicon Reference Firmware
- Intel Corporation Platform Sample / Silicon Reference Firmware — versions Multiple versions.
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12205?
- CVE-2018-12205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Core I3, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-03-14.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12205?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.