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CVE-2018-12168

• 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 Computing Improvement Program before version 2.2.0.03942 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code as administrator via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Computing Improvement Program Advisory: before 2.2.0.03942 — fixed in 2.2.0.03942

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Computing Improvement Program Advisory 2.2.0.03942. 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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