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CVE-2018-3659

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 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: 2018-09-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability in Intel PTT module in Intel CSME firmware before version 12.0.5 and Intel TXE firmware before version 4.0 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially disclose information via physical access.

Affected products

• Intel Corporation Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Techn: before 12.0.5 — fixed in 12.0.5
• Intel Corporation Trusted Execution Engine: before 4.0 — fixed in 4.0

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 12.0.5; Intel Corporation Trusted Execution Engine 4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180924-0003/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00142.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180924-0003/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00142.html

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