CVE-2018-12208

Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 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-119

Description

Buffer overflow in HECI subsystem in Intel(R) CSME before versions 11.8.60, 11.11.60, 11.22.60 or 12.0.20 and Intel(R) TXE version before 3.1.60 or 4.0.10, or Intel(R) Server Platform Services before version 5.00.04.012 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially execute arbitrary code 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 5.00.04.012 — fixed in 5.00.04.012
Intel Corporation Trusted Execution Engine: from 3.0 before 3.1.60; from 4.0 before 4.0.10 — fixed in 3.1.60, 4.0.10

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 5.00.04.012; Intel Corporation Trusted Execution Engine 3.1.60, 4.0.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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