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CVE-2018-12171

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-09-12 · updated 2026-06-17

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.

Affected products

• Intel Corporation Intel(R) Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware: before 1.43.91f76955 — fixed in 1.43.91f76955

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Corporation Intel(R) Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware 1.43.91f76955. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00149.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00149.html

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