CVE-2018-3686 Code injection in INTEL-SA-00086 Detection Tool
A privileged local user can execute arbitrary code via a code injection flaw in the Intel detection tool.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-3686?
CVE-2018-3686 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in INTEL-SA-00086 Detection Tool, published on 12 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Code injection vulnerability in INTEL-SA-00086 Detection Tool before version 1.2.7.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code via local access.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3686?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Sa-00086 Detection Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2018-3686?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-3686 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3686 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hq72-cqgg-mffj.