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CVE-2018-3643

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 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: 2018-09-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability in Power Management Controller firmware in systems using specific Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) before version 11.8.55, 11.11.55, 11.21.55, 12.0.6 or Intel(R) Server Platform Services firmware before version 4.x.04 may allow an attacker with administrative privileges to uncover certain platform secrets via local access or to potentially execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Intel Corporation Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Techn: before 12.0.6 — fixed in 12.0.6
• Intel Corporation Server Platform Services: before 4.00.04 — fixed in 4.00.04

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 12.0.6; Intel Corporation Server Platform Services 4.00.04. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180924-0002/
• https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03873en_us
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00131.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180924-0002/
• https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03873en_us
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00131.html

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