CVE-2018-12038

MEDIUMNVD 4.24.2—Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated

4.2

An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO devices. Vendor-specific commands may allow access to the disk-encryption key.

CVSS v3: 4.2
EG Score: 4.2(medium)
EPSS: 90.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 20, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395981
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105841
cve@mitrehttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180028
cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181112-0001/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395981
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105841
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180028
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181112-0001/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCgdraperi/remote-bitlocker-encryption-report
First seen Dec 17, 2018
PowerShell script to mitigate CVE-2018-12038. The script takes a list of PC as input, gets their BitLocker encryption type remotely, and outputs a report as a CSV file
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-12038?

CVE-2018-12038 is a medium vulnerability published on November 20, 2018. An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO devices. Vendor-specific commands may allow access to the disk-encryption key.

When was CVE-2018-12038 disclosed?

CVE-2018-12038 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 20, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-12038 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-12038 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 90.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-12038?

CVE-2018-12038 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-12038?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-12038, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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