HIGH
Platform sample code firmware in 4th Generation Intel Core Processor, 5th Generation Intel Core Processor, 6th Generation Intel Core Processor, 7th Generation Intel Core Processor and 8th Generation Intel Core Processor contains a logic error which may allow physical attacker to potentially bypass firmware authentication
Published Sep 21, 2018
7.6
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.55%
Description
Platform sample code firmware in 4th Generation Intel Core Processor, 5th Generation Intel Core Processor, 6th Generation Intel Core Processor, 7th Generation Intel Core Processor and 8th Generation Intel Core Processor contains a logic error which may allow physical attacker to potentially bypass firmware authentication.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
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- 4330
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- 6300
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- 7300
- 7300t
- 7320
- 7350k
- 8100
- 8100h
- 8100t
- 8109u
- 8130u
- 8145u
- 8300
- 8300t
- 8350k
Configuration 2
OR
- 7y54
- 7y57
- 4200h
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- 4202y
- 4210h
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- 8600k
- 8600t
Configuration 3
OR
- 7y75
- 4500u
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Configuration 5
OR
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.6 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Physical
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.55% 0.00548
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00548
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00548) | 43.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00548) | 44.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 55.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 53.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 58.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 63.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00179) | 54.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 49.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105387 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/unauthenticated-firmware-chain-of-trust-bypass.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-20527 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105387 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/unauthenticated-firmware-chain-of-trust-bypass.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-20527 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner intel
Published Sep 21, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jun 11, 2018
Link CVE-2018-12169
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a