CVE-2018-12172
Improper password hashing in firmware in Intel Server Board (S7200AP,S7200APR) and Intel Compute...
Improper password hashing in firmware in Intel Server Board (S7200AP,S7200APR) and Intel Compute Module (HNS7200AP, HNS7200AP) may allow a privileged user to potentially disclose firmware passwords 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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
Improper password hashing in firmware in Intel Server Board (S7200AP,S7200APR) and Intel Compute Module (HNS7200AP, HNS7200AP) may allow a privileged user to potentially disclose firmware passwords via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12172- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper password hashing in firmware in Intel Server Board (S7200AP,S7200APR) and Intel Compute Module (HNS7200AP, HNS7200AP) may allow a privileged user to potentially disclose firmware passwords via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12172- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4150 No score
Improper password hashing in firmware in Intel Server Board (S7200AP,S7200APR) and Intel Compute Module (HNS7200AP, HNS7200AP) may allow a privileged user to potentially disclose firmware passwords via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4150- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g4vv-hh36-2q9r
5.5
Improper password hashing in firmware in Intel Server Board (S7200AP,S7200APR) and Intel Compute...
Improper password hashing in firmware in Intel Server Board (S7200AP,S7200APR) and Intel Compute Module (HNS7200AP, HNS7200AP) may allow a privileged user to potentially disclose firmware passwords via local access.
- Record
GHSA-g4vv-hh36-2q9r- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - 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-2018-12172 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Intel Corporation Server Board, published October 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.