7.6

CVE-2018-12169: intel core_i3_firmware Improper Authentication

CVSS: 7.6v3.0HighModified
Published 21-09-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-12169 is a high (CVSS 7.6) Improper Authentication vulnerability in intel core_i3_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.6/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.55%
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. 21-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Platform sample code firmware in 4th Generation Intel Core Processor, 5th Generation Intel Core Processor, 6th Generation Intel Core Processor, 7th Generation Intel Core Processor and 8th Generation Intel Core Processor contains a logic error which may allow physical attacker to potentially bypass firmware authentication.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.55% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.55%

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

Lenovo28 products
Intel4 products
  • core_i3_firmware4000m | 4005u | 4010u | 4010y | 4012y | 4020y | 4025u | 4030u | 4030y | 4100e | 4100m | 4100u | 4102e | 4110e | 4110m | 4112e | 4120u | 4130 | 4130t | 4150 | 4150t | 4158u | 4160 | 4160t | 4170 | 4170t | 4330 | 4330t | 4330te | 4340 | 4340te | 4350 | 4350t | 4360 | 4360t | 4370 | 4370t | 5005u | 5010u | 5015u | 5020u | 5157u | 6006u | 6098p | 6100 | 6100e | 6100h | 6100t | 6100te | 6100u | 6102e | 6157u | 6167u | 6300 | 6300t | 6320 | 7020u | 7100 | 7100e | 7100h | 7100t | 7100u | 7101e | 7101te | 7102e | 7130u | 7167u | 7300 | 7300t | 7320 | 7350k | 8100 | 8100h | 8100t | 8109u | 8130u | 8145u | 8300 | 8300t | 8350k
  • core_i5_firmware7y54 | 7y57 | 4200h | 4200m | 4200u | 4200y | 4202y | 4210h | 4210m | 4210u | 4210y | 4220y | 4250u | 4258u | 4260u | 4278u | 4288u | 4300m | 4300u | 4300y | 4302y | 4308u | 4310m | 4310u | 4330m | 4340m | 4350u | 4360u | 4400e | 4402e | 4402ec | 4410e | 4422e | 4430 | 4430s | 4440 | 4440s | 4460 | 4460s | 4460t | 4570 | 4570r | 4570s | 4570t | 4570te | 4590 | 4590s | 4590t | 4670 | 4670k | 4670r | 4670s | 4670t | 4690k | 4690s | 4690t | 5200u | 5250u | 5257u | 5287u | 5300u | 5350h | 5350u | 5575r | 5675c | 5675r | 6200u | 6260u | 6267u | 6287u | 6300hq | 6300u | 6350hq | 6360u | 6400 | 6400t | 6402p | 6440eq | 6440hq | 6442eq | 6500 | 6500t | 6500te | 6585r | 6600 | 6600k | 6600t | 6685r | 7200u | 7260u | 7267u | 7287u | 7300hq | 7300u | 7360u | 7400 | 7400t | 7440eq | 7440hq | 7442eq | 7500 | 7500t | 7600 | 7600k | 7600t | 8200y | 8250u | 8259u | 8265u | 8269u | 8300h | 8305g | 8350u | 8400 | 8400b | 8400h | 8400t | 8500 | 8500b | 8500t | 8600 | 8600k | 8600t
  • core_i7_firmware7y75 | 4500u | 4510u | 4550u | 4558u | 4578u | 4600m | 4600u | 4610m | 4610y | 4650u | 4700ec | 4700eq | 4700hq | 4700mq | 4702ec | 4702hq | 4702mq | 4710hq | 4710mq | 4712hq | 4712mq | 4720hq | 4722hq | 4750hq | 4760hq | 4765t | 4770 | 4770hq | 4770k | 4770r | 4770s | 4770t | 4770te | 4771 | 4785t | 4790 | 4790k | 4790s | 4790t | 4800mq | 4810mq | 4850hq | 4860hq | 4870hq | 4900mq | 4910mq | 4950hq | 4960hq | 4980hq | 5500u | 5550u | 5557u | 5600u | 5650u | 5700eq | 5700hq | 5750hq | 5775c | 5775r | 5820k | 5850eq | 5850hq | 5950hq | 6500u | 6560u | 6567u | 6600u | 6650u | 6660u | 6700 | 6700hq | 6700k | 6700t | 6700te | 6770hq | 6785r | 6820eq | 6820hk | 6820hq | 6822eq | 6870hq | 6920hq | 6970hq | 7500u | 7560u | 7567u | 7600u | 7660u | 7700 | 7700hq | 7700k | 7700t | 7820eq | 7820hk | 7820hq | 7920hq | 8086k | 8500y | 8550u | 8559u | 8565u | 8650u | 8700 | 8700b | 8700k | 8700t | 8705g | 8706g | 8709g | 8750h | 8809g | 8850h
  • core_i9_firmware8950hk

2 vendors · 32 products

References

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