Escalation of privilege in Installer for Intel Extreme Tuning Utility before 6.4.1.21 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code or disclose information as administrator via local access.
CVE-2018-12150
MEDIUMNVD 6.76.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 6.7; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.7
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.7Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.7
- EG Score
- 6.7(medium)
- EPSS
- 29.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 12, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (2)
- secure@intelhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00162.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00162.html
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2018-12150?
CVE-2018-12150 is a medium vulnerability published on September 12, 2018. Escalation of privilege in Installer for Intel Extreme Tuning Utility before 6.4.1.21 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code or disclose information as administrator via local access.
When was CVE-2018-12150 disclosed?
CVE-2018-12150 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 12, 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-2018-12150 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-12150 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 29.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-12150?
CVE-2018-12150 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-12150?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-12150, 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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