Permissions in the driver pack installers for Intel NVMe before version 4.0.0.1007 and Intel RSTe before version 4.7.0.2083 may allow an au…

published 2018-10-10 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-4109

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
public exploits: 0; none known

Permissions in the driver pack installers for Intel NVMe before version 4.0.0.1007 and Intel RSTe before version 4.7.0.2083 may allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate privilege via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

intel client_nvme 4.0.0.1007
intel rapid_storage_technology 4.7.0.2083

intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00154.… advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Intel Corporation Intel NVMe and Intel RSTe

Classification

Weakness

CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00154.html
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-12131
NVD CVE-2018-12131

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