CVE-2018-3688

HIGHNVD 7.8

7.8

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.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: —
EPSS: 17.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 10, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

secure@intelhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00151.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00151.html

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)

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-2018-3688?

CVE-2018-3688 is a high vulnerability published on July 10, 2018. 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.

When was CVE-2018-3688 disclosed?

CVE-2018-3688 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 10, 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-2018-3688 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-3688 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 17.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-3688?

CVE-2018-3688 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-3688?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-3688, 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-2018-3688

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