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CVE-2018-12173

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-10-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Insufficient access protection in firmware in Intel Server Board, Intel Server System and Intel Compute Module before firmware version 00.01.0014 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Compute Module Hns2600Bp Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel Compute Module Hns2600Bpr Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel Server Board S2600Bp Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel Server Board S2600Bpr Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel(R) Server Board S2600ST Family firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel Server Board S2600Str Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel Server Board S2600Wf Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel Server Board S2600Wfr Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel Server System H2000G Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel Server System H2000Gr Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel Server System R1000Wf Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel Server System R1000Wfr Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel Server System R2000Wf Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014
• Intel Server System R2000Wfr Firmware: before 00.01.0014 — fixed in 00.01.0014

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Compute Module Hns2600Bp Firmware 00.01.0014; Intel Compute Module Hns2600Bpr Firmware 00.01.0014; Intel Server Board S2600Bp Firmware 00.01.0014; Intel Server Board S2600Bpr Firmware 00.01.0014; Intel(R) Server Board S2600ST Family firmware 00.01.0014; Intel Server Board S2600Str Firmware 00.01.0014; Intel Server Board S2600Wf Firmware 00.01.0014; Intel Server Board S2600Wfr Firmware 00.01.0014; Intel Server System H2000G Firmware 00.01.0014; Intel Server System H2000Gr Firmware 00.01.0014; Intel Server System R1000Wf Firmware 00.01.0014; Intel Server System R1000Wfr Firmware 00.01.0014. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24799
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00179.html
• http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24799
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00179.html

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