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high 8.2

CVE-2018-12176 json

Improper input validation in firmware for Intel NUC Kits may allow a privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in inf…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-4154

cvss
8.2
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Improper input validation in firmware for Intel NUC Kits may allow a privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.

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Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Intel Corporation Intel(R) NUC Kits and Intel(R) Compute Cards

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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