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CVE-2018-12148

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-09-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Driver and Support Assistant before 3.5.0.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code as administrator via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Driver & Support Assistant: before 3.5.0.1 — fixed in 3.5.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Driver & Support Assistant 3.5.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00165.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00165.html

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