CVE-2018-12150 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Installer for Intel Extreme Tuning Utility versions prior to 6.4.1.21. An authenticated user with local access could exploit this flaw to potentially execute arbitrary code or disclose sensitive information with administrator privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high privileges for exploitation. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.4.1.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:extreme_tuning_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.