CVE-2018-3703
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) SSD Data Center Tool for Windows...
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) SSD Data Center Tool for Windows before v3.0.17 may allow authenticated users to potentially enable an escalation of privilege 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
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) SSD Data Center Tool for Windows before v3.0.17 may allow authenticated users to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-3703- 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
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) SSD Data Center Tool for Windows before v3.0.17 may allow authenticated users to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-3703- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-15557 No score
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) SSD Data Center Tool for Windows before v3.0.17 may allow authenticated users to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2018-15557- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8cj-jqcx-5mxf
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) SSD Data Center Tool for Windows...
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) SSD Data Center Tool for Windows before v3.0.17 may allow authenticated users to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-g8cj-jqcx-5mxf- 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
| 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-2018-3703 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel Ssd Data Center Tool, published January 10, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.