What is CVE-2018-12218?

CVE-2018-12218 is a low-severity vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-12218?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-12218 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver

CVE-2018-12218

Unhandled exception in User Mode Driver in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows* before versions 10.18.x.5059 (aka 15.33.x.5059), 10.18.x.5057 (aka 15.36.x.5057), 20.19.x.5063 (aka 15.40.x.5063) 21.20.x.5064 (aka 15.45.x.5064) and 24.20.100.6373 potentially enables an unprivileged user to cause a memory leak via local access.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.1% 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 Graphics Driver — versions 15.33.43.4425, 15.33.45.4653, 15.33.46.4885
Intel Corporation Intel(r) Graphics Driver For Windows — versions Multiple versions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00189.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-25084

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12218?: CVE-2018-12218 is a low-severity vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-12218?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-12218 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.