What is CVE-2018-3679?

CVE-2018-3679 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Intel Data Center Manager. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2018-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-3679?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Data Center Manager

CVE-2018-3679

Escalation of privilege in Reference UI in Intel Data Center Manager SDK 5.0 and before may allow an unauthorized remote unauthenticated user to potentially execute code via administrator privileges.

Published 2018-09-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Data Center Manager
Intel Corporation Intel(r) Data Center Manager Sdk — versions Versions 5.0 and before.

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00143.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3679?: CVE-2018-3679 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Intel Data Center Manager. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2018-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-3679?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.