CVE-2018-12168
N/A
Published: September 12, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorComputing Improvement Program
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Computing Improvement Program before version 2.2.0.03942 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code as administrator via local access.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.2.0.03942
Affected range stops below 2.2.0.03942, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00165.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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