CVE-2018-12176
Improper input validation in firmware for Intel NUC Kits may allow a privileged user to...
Improper input validation in firmware for Intel NUC Kits may allow a privileged user 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper input validation in firmware for Intel NUC Kits may allow a privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12176- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper input validation in firmware for Intel NUC Kits may allow a privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12176- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4154 No score
Improper input validation in firmware for Intel NUC Kits may allow a privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4154- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r6mr-vq8c-8r65
Improper input validation in firmware for Intel NUC Kits may allow a privileged user to...
Improper input validation in firmware for Intel NUC Kits may allow a privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.
- Record
GHSA-r6mr-vq8c-8r65- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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-2018-12176 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Intel Compute Card Firmware, published September 12, 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.