CVE-2018-3698
Improper file permissions in the installer for the Intel Ready Mode Technology may allow an unprivileged user to potentially gain privileged access via local access.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Improper file permissions in the installer for the Intel Ready Mode Technology may allow an unprivileged user to potentially gain privileged access via local access.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- intel/ready mode technology
- Source
- secure@intel.com
EPSS 0.3% 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105995Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00198.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105995Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00198.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.