What is CVE-2018-18097?

CVE-2018-18097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-12-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-18097?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox

CVE-2018-18097

Improper directory permissions in Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox before 3.5.7 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2018-12-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.1% 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 Solid State Drive Toolbox
Intel Corporation Solid State Drive Toolbox — versions Before 3.5.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00205.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18097?: CVE-2018-18097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-18097?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.