# CVE-2018-18094: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Media SDK Advisory

> An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to improper directory permissions in the Intel Media SDK installer.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-phf6-hrr5-cmjq

## What is CVE-2018-18094?

CVE-2018-18094 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Media SDK Advisory, published on 17 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper directory permissions in installer for Intel(R) Media SDK before 2018 R2.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18094?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Media Sdk.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-18094?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18094 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-18094 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Media SDK Advisory

- [CVE-2019-11121](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11121/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Media SDK for Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-48368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48368/): Denial of service in Intel(R) Media SDK software (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-45221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45221/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) Media SDK (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2023-47169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47169/): Denial of service in Intel(R) Media SDK software (low 3.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-18094 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-18094 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Media SDK Advisory, published on 17 Apr 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-2018-18094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) Media SDK Advisory. 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-2018-18094/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18094/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18094
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18094
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18094

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