CVE-2018-12904

MEDIUMNVD 4.94.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.9 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 4.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
4.9
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 4.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.2, when nested virtualization is used, local attackers could cause L1 KVM guests to VMEXIT, potentially allowing privilege escalations and denial of service attacks due to lack of checking of CPL.

CVSS v3
4.9
EG Score
4.9(medium)
EPSS
64.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 27, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (16)

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-33-lowlatency (4.15.0-33.36~16.04.1) @ xenial2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-33-lowlatency (4.15.0-33.36) @ bionic2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-1022-azure (4.15.0-1022.23) @ bionic2026-05-23ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

All Vendor Advisories

(3)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 45× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-07 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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  48. 2026-05-23 02:29 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-05-23 02:29 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-05-23 02:29 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

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

  • Exploit-DBEDB-44944✓ verified
    First seen Jun 25, 2018

    KVM (Nested Virtualization) - L1 Guest Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-12904?
CVE-2018-12904 is a medium vulnerability published on June 27, 2018. In arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.2, when nested virtualization is used, local attackers could cause L1 KVM guests to VMEXIT, potentially allowing privilege escalations and denial of service attacks due to lack of checking of CPL.
When was CVE-2018-12904 disclosed?
CVE-2018-12904 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 27, 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-2018-12904 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-12904 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 64.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-12904?
CVE-2018-12904 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-12904?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-12904, 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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