CVE-2018-3635 Privilege escalation in Intel Rapid Store Technology
An unprivileged user can elevate privileges or cause denial of service in Intel Rapid Storage Technology installer via local access due to insufficient input validation.
- 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-2018-3635?
CVE-2018-3635 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Rapid Store Technology, published on 14 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient input validation in installer in Intel Rapid Store Technology (RST) before version 16.7 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially elevate privileges or cause an installer denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3635?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Rapid Storage Technology.
How do I fix CVE-2018-3635?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3635 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-3635 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3635 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Rapid Store Technology
Sources
Also known as GHSA-54h3-2qjf-7vmr.