9.8

CVE-2018-12171: intel corporation intel(r) baseboard management controller (bmc) firmware

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 12-09-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-12171 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in intel corporation intel(r) baseboard management controller (bmc) firmware. EPSS estimates a 2.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.14%
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. 12-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Privilege escalation in Intel Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware before version 1.43.91f76955 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code or perform denial of service over the network.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.14% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.14%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Intel1 product
Intel corporation1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links