CVE-2018-12166

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 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: 2019-01-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Insufficient write protection in firmware for Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC P4800X before version E2010435 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Affected products

Intel Corporation Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC P4800X: before e2010435 — fixed in e2010435

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Corporation Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD DC P4800X e2010435. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00175.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00175.html

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