What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-12163?

CVE-2018-12163 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Iot Developers Kit CVE-2018-12163

MEDIUM

Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)

2018-09-12 secure@intel.com

Intel Privilege Escalation Iot Developers Kit

4.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 12, 2018 - 19:29 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

A DLL injection vulnerability in the Intel IoT Developers Kit 4.0 installer may allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges using file modification via local access.

AnalysisAI

A DLL injection vulnerability in the Intel IoT Developers Kit 4.0 installer may allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges using file modification via local access. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-427. A DLL injection vulnerability in the Intel IoT Developers Kit 4.0 installer may allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges using file modification via local access. Affected products include: Intel Iot Developers Kit.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.