CVE-2018-12166
Insufficient write protection in firmware for Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC P4800X before version...
Insufficient write protection in firmware for Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC P4800X before version E2010435 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Insufficient write protection in firmware for Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC P4800X before version E2010435 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12166- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Insufficient write protection in firmware for Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC P4800X before version E2010435 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12166- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4144 No score
Insufficient write protection in firmware for Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC P4800X before version E2010435 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4144- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5736-37g9-53rq
Insufficient write protection in firmware for Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC P4800X before version...
Insufficient write protection in firmware for Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC P4800X before version E2010435 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.
- Record
GHSA-5736-37g9-53rq- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12166 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Intel Corporation Intel(r) Optane(tm) Ssd Dc P4800x, published January 10, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.