Vulnerability in Intel Quartus Prime Programmer And Tools

CVE-2018-3688

Unquoted service paths in Intel Quartus Prime Programmer and Tools in versions 15.1 - 18.0 allow a local attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code.

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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: 0.004 (26.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-3688: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3688?
CVE-2018-3688 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Quartus Prime Programmer And Tools, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-3688?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.