4.2

CVE-2018-12038: samsung 840_evo_firmware Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 4.2v3.0MediumModified
Published 20-11-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-12038 is a medium (CVSS 4.2) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in samsung 840_evo_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.2/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.63%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-11-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO devices. Vendor-specific commands may allow access to the disk-encryption key.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.63% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.63%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Samsung1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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