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CVE-2018-12192

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Logic bug in Kernel subsystem in Intel CSME before version 11.8.60, 11.11.60, 11.22.60 or 12.0.20, or Intel(R) Server Platform Services before version SPS_E5_04.00.04.393.0 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially bypass MEBx authentication via physical access.

Affected products

• Intel Corporation Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Techn: from 11.0 before 11.8.60; from 11.10 before 11.11.60; from 11.20 before 11.22.60; from 12.0.0 before 12.0.20 — fixed in 11.11.60, 11.22.60, 11.8.60, 12.0.20
• Intel Corporation Server Platform Services: before sps_e5_04.00.04.393.0 — fixed in sps_e5_04.00.04.393.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Corporation Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Techn 11.11.60, 11.22.60, 11.8.60, 12.0.20; Intel Corporation Server Platform Services sps_e5_04.00.04.393.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190318-0001/
• https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03914en_us
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00185.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190318-0001/
• https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03914en_us
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00185.html

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