CVE-2018-12208
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.6 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 43th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- intel/converged security management engine firmware · intel/server platform services firmware · intel/trusted execution engine firmware
- Source
- secure@intel.com
EPSS 0.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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.htmlVendor Advisory
- 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.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.