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CVE-2018-12171

Privilege escalation in Intel Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware before version 1.43.91f76955 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code or perform denial of service over the network.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 31 products from intel, from intel, from intel and 28 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-09-12T19:29:01.980

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:44:41.537

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	intel	bmc_firmware	< 1.43.91f76955	Yes
Hardware	intel	bbs2600bpb	-	No
Hardware	intel	bbs2600bpq	-	No
Hardware	intel	bbs2600bps	-	No
Hardware	intel	bbs2600stb	-	No
Hardware	intel	bbs2600stq	-	No
Hardware	intel	hns2600bpb	-	No
Hardware	intel	hns2600bpb24	-	No
Hardware	intel	hns2600bpblc	-	No
Hardware	intel	hns2600bpblc24	-	No
Hardware	intel	hns2600bpq	-	No
Hardware	intel	hns2600bpq24	-	No
Hardware	intel	hns2600bps	-	No
Hardware	intel	hns2600bps24	-	No
Hardware	intel	r1208wftys	-	No
Hardware	intel	r1304wf0ys	-	No
Hardware	intel	r1304wftys	-	No
Hardware	intel	r2208wf0zs	-	No
Hardware	intel	r2208wfqzs	-	No
Hardware	intel	r2208wftzs	-	No
Hardware	intel	r2224wfqzs	-	No
Hardware	intel	r2224wftzs	-	No
Hardware	intel	r2308wftzs	-	No
Hardware	intel	r2312wf0np	-	No
Hardware	intel	r2312wfqzs	-	No
Hardware	intel	r2312wftzs	-	No
Hardware	intel	s2600stb	-	No
Hardware	intel	s2600stq	-	No
Hardware	intel	s2600wfo	-	No
Hardware	intel	s2600wfq	-	No
Hardware	intel	s2600wft	-	No

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00149.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00149.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For intel's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.