CVE-2018-12163

MEDIUMNVD 4.8

4.8

A DLL injection vulnerability in the Intel IoT Developers Kit 4.0 installer may allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges using file modification via local access.

CVSS v3: 4.8
EG Score: —
EPSS: 37.7%
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-00173.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00173.html

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Data Freshness Timeline

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Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-12163?

CVE-2018-12163 is a medium vulnerability published on September 12, 2018. A DLL injection vulnerability in the Intel IoT Developers Kit 4.0 installer may allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges using file modification via local access.

When was CVE-2018-12163 disclosed?

CVE-2018-12163 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-2018-12163 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-12163 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 37.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-12163?

CVE-2018-12163 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-12163?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-12163, 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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CVE-2018-12163

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