CVE-2018-18093 — Improper file permissions in the installer for Intel VTune Amplifier 2018 Update 3 and before may allow unprivileged user to potentially gain privileged access via local access

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HIGH

Improper file permissions in the installer for Intel VTune Amplifier 2018 Update 3 and before may allow unprivileged user to potentially gain privileged access via local access

Published Dec 13, 2018

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.28%

Description

Improper file permissions in the installer for Intel VTune Amplifier 2018 Update 3 and before may allow unprivileged user to potentially gain privileged access via local access.

Affected products

Vendor Intel Corporation Product Intel VTune Amplifier Default
n/a
- Version
  Intel VTune Amplifier 2018 Update 3 and before
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Intel Corporation

Intel VTune Amplifier

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
Intel VTune Amplifier 2018 Update 3 and before	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.28% 0.00277

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00277

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 (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.28% (0.00277)	18.17th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.28% (0.00277)	20.33th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	12.95th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 25, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	12.27th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00044)	10.26th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.42% (0.00416)	10.04th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.42% (0.00416)	0.00th	v1