CVE-2018-3705
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) System Defense Utility (all...
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) System Defense Utility (all versions) may allow authenticated users 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) System Defense Utility (all versions) may allow authenticated users to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-3705- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) System Defense Utility (all versions) may allow authenticated users to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-3705- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-15559 No score
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) System Defense Utility (all versions) may allow authenticated users to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2018-15559- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9qrf-9m98-v5r2
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) System Defense Utility (all...
Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) System Defense Utility (all versions) may allow authenticated users to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.
- Record
GHSA-9qrf-9m98-v5r2- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2018-3705 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Intel System Defense Utility, published December 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.