CVE-2018-12171

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Privilege escalation in Intel Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware before version 1.43.91f76955 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code or perform denial of service over the network.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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CVE-2018-12171: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix