CVE-2018-12168

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Computing Improvement Program before version 2.2.0.03942 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code as administrator via local access.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-732

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 12, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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