CVE-2018-3683 Privilege escalation in Intel Quartus Prime

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via unquoted service paths in Intel Quartus Prime, potentially escalating privileges.

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-2018-3683?

CVE-2018-3683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Quartus Prime, published on 10 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unquoted service paths in Intel Quartus Prime in versions 15.1 - 18.0 allow a local attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-428

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3683?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Quartus Prime.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3683?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-3683 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3683 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m399-cmx3-4w92.

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