# CVE-2018-12200: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Technology

> An unprivileged local user can escalate privileges due to insufficient access control in Intel Capability Licensing Service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m4xf-6xm6-4p35

## What is CVE-2018-12200?

CVE-2018-12200 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 access control in Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service before version 1.50.638.1 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially escalate privileges via local access.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12200?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Capability Licensing Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-12200?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12200 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-12200 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-12200 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-12200 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Technology. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12200/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12200/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12200
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12200
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12200

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