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high 8.2

CVE-2018-3643 json

A vulnerability in Power Management Controller firmware in systems using specific Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME)…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-15497

cvss
8.2
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability in Power Management Controller firmware in systems using specific Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) before version 11.8.55, 11.11.55, 11.21.55, 12.0.6 or Intel(R) Server Platform Services firmware before version 4.x.04 may allow an attacker with administrative privileges to uncover certain platform secrets via local access or to potentially execute arbitrary code.

Patch / fix

  • intel converged_security_management_engine_firmware 12.0.6
  • intel server_platform_services_firmware 4.00.04

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Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% 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 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Intel Corporation Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) and Intel(R) Server Platform Services firmware

References

Sources

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