CVE-2018-12190 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Technology

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A privileged local attacker can escalate privileges due to insufficient input validation in Intel CSME and TXE firmware subsystems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-12190?

CVE-2018-12190 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Technology, published on 14 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficient input validation in Intel(r) CSME subsystem before versions 11.8.60, 11.11.60, 11.22.60 or 12.0.20 or Intel(r) TXE before 3.1.60 or 4.0.10 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12190?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware, Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12190?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12190 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-12190 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12190 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7mpg-h88g-r359.

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