What is CVE-2018-12332?

CVE-2018-12332 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ecos Secure Boot Stick, classified under Incomplete Cleanup. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2018-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-12332?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ecos Secure Boot Stick

CVE-2018-12332

Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in ECOS Secure Boot Stick (aka SBS) 5.6.5 allows an attacker to compromise authentication and encryption keys via a compromised host PC after a reset.

Published 2018-06-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ecos Secure Boot Stick
Ecos Secure Boot Stick Firmware — versions 5.6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-459 — Incomplete Cleanup

References

telematik.prakinf.tu-ilmenau.de/ecos-sbs/advisory.html (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12332?: CVE-2018-12332 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ecos Secure Boot Stick, classified under Incomplete Cleanup. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2018-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-12332?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.