CVE-2018-12037: micron crucial_mx100_firmware
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-12037 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) vulnerability in micron crucial_mx100_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 20-11-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO and 850 EVO devices (only in "ATA high" mode, not vulnerable in "TCG" or "ATA max" mode), Samsung T3 and T5 portable drives, and Crucial MX100, MX200 and MX300 devices. Absence of a cryptographic link between the password and the Disk Encryption Key allows attackers with privileged access to SSD firmware full access to encrypted data.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.23%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
13%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.03 pp
From 0.26% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Samsung4 products
Micron3 products
2 vendors · 7 products
References
3 links- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180028X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory