7.2

CVE-2018-12205: intel corporation intel platform sample / silicon reference firmware Improper Certificate Validation

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12205
Published 14-03-2019Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-12205 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in intel corporation intel platform sample / silicon reference firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.28%
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. 14-03-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper certificate validation in Platform Sample/ Silicon Reference firmware for 8th Generation Intel(R) Core(tm) Processor, 7th Generation Intel(R) Core(tm) Processor may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via physical access.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.28% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

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

Intel2 products
Intel corporation1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • intel-microcode< 3.20190514.0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 3.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.2

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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