CVE-2018-12169

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: 2018-09-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-12169 is rated Moderate Risk (45.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.55%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-12169

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.55% +0.50%
2 2025-11-21 0.19% 0.06% -0.14%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.19% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-12169

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:P)
Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 0.9 6.0 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-12169

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-12169

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel core_i3 4000m cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4000m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4005u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4005u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4010u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4010u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4010y cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4010y:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4012y cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4012y:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4020y cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4020y:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4025u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4025u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4030u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4030u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4030y cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4030y:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4100e cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4100e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4100m cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4100m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4100u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4100u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4102e cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4102e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4110e cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4110e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4110m cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4110m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4112e cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4112e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4120u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4120u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4130 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4130:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4130t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4130t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4150 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4150t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4150t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4158u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4158u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4160 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4160:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4160t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4160t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4170 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4170:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4170t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4170t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4330 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4330:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4330t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4330t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4330te cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4330te:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4340 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4340:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4340te cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4340te:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4350 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4350:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4350t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4350t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4360 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4360:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4360t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4360t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4370 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4370:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 4370t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4370t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 5005u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:5005u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 5010u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:5010u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 5015u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:5015u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 5020u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:5020u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 5157u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:5157u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6006u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6006u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6098p cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6098p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6100 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6100e cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6100e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6100h cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6100h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6100t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6100t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6100te cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6100te:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6100u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6100u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6102e cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6102e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6157u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6157u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6167u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6167u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6300 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6300t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6300t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 6320 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:6320:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7020u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7020u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7100 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7100e cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7100e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7100h cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7100h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7100t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7100t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7100u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7100u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7101e cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7101e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7101te cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7101te:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7102e cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7102e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7130u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7130u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7167u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7167u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7300 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7300t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7300t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7320 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7320:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 7350k cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:7350k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 8100 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:8100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 8100h cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:8100h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 8100t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:8100t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 8109u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:8109u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 8130u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:8130u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 8145u cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:8145u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 8300 cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:8300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 8300t cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:8300t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3 8350k cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:8350k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-12169

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