CVE-2018-3662
Escalation of privilege in Intel Saffron MemoryBase before version 11.4 potentially allows an authorized user of the Saffron application to execute arbitrary code as root.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Escalation of privilege in Intel Saffron MemoryBase before version 11.4 potentially allows an authorized user of the Saffron application to execute arbitrary code as root.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.65% probability · 51th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- intel/saffron memorybase
- Source
- secure@intel.com
EPSS 0.7% 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.