CVE-2018-12223 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows

Medium 6.3 Published 14 Mar 2019 Updated 15 Oct 2026

An unprivileged user can escape from a virtual machine guest to the host via local access due to insufficient access control in the Intel Graphics Driver.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-12223?

CVE-2018-12223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver, 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 User Mode Driver in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows* before versions 10.18.x.5059 (aka 15.33.x.5059), 10.18.x.5057 (aka 15.36.x.5057), 20.19.x.5063 (aka 15.40.x.5063) 21.20.x.5064 (aka 15.45.x.5064) and 24.20.100.6373 potentially enables an unprivileged user to escape from a virtual machine guest-to-host via local access.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12223?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Graphics Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12223?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12223 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-12223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Intel Graphics Driver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vw4w-v3x8-9wqh.