CVE-2018-12163 Privilege escalation in Intel IoT Developers Kit
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges via DLL injection in the Intel IoT Developers Kit installer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-12163?
CVE-2018-12163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel IoT Developers Kit, published on 12 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A DLL injection vulnerability in the Intel IoT Developers Kit 4.0 installer may allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges using file modification via local access.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12163?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Iot Developers Kit.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-12163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmp3-m8xr-7xgg.