CVE-2018-12173
Insufficient access protection in firmware in Intel Server Board, Intel Server System and Intel...
Insufficient access protection in firmware in Intel Server Board, Intel Server System and Intel Compute Module before firmware version 00.01.0014 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Insufficient access protection in firmware in Intel Server Board, Intel Server System and Intel Compute Module before firmware version 00.01.0014 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12173- CVSS 3.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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
Insufficient access protection in firmware in Intel Server Board, Intel Server System and Intel Compute Module before firmware version 00.01.0014 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12173- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4151 No score
Insufficient access protection in firmware in Intel Server Board, Intel Server System and Intel Compute Module before firmware version 00.01.0014 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4151- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4rx-5q6p-5972
Insufficient access protection in firmware in Intel Server Board, Intel Server System and Intel...
Insufficient access protection in firmware in Intel Server Board, Intel Server System and Intel Compute Module before firmware version 00.01.0014 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.
- Record
GHSA-x4rx-5q6p-5972- CVSS 3.0
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel compute module hns2600bp firmware
- intel compute module hns2600bpr firmware
- intel server board s2600bp firmware
- intel server board s2600bpr firmware
- intel server board s2600st firmware
- intel server board s2600str firmware
- intel server board s2600wf firmware
- intel server board s2600wfr firmware
- intel server system h2000g firmware
- intel server system h2000gr firmware
- intel server system r1000wf firmware
- intel server system r1000wfr firmware
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-2018-12173 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Intel Compute Module Hns2600bp Firmware, published October 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.