CVE-2018-12148
Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Driver and Support Assistant before 3.5.0.1 may...
CVE-2018-12148 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel Driver \& Support Assistant, published September 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Driver and Support Assistant before 3.5.0.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code as administrator via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Driver and Support Assistant before 3.5.0.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code as administrator via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12148- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Driver and Support Assistant before 3.5.0.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code as administrator via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12148- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4126 No score
Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Driver and Support Assistant before 3.5.0.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code as administrator via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4126- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-829q-rj4r-29x3
7.8
Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Driver and Support Assistant before 3.5.0.1 may...
Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Driver and Support Assistant before 3.5.0.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code as administrator via local access.
- Record
GHSA-829q-rj4r-29x3- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |