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CVE-2018-12169

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-12169 is a logic error in platform sample code firmware affecting 4th through 8th Generation Intel Core Processors, including products from Intel and Lenovo. This vulnerability allows a physical attacker to potentially bypass firmware authentication. With a CVSS score of 7.6 (High), it presents a critical risk due to its physical attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4000mCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4000m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4005uCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4005u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4010uCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4010u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4010yCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4010y:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4012yCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3:4012y:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.6HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0055 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 77 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

edk2-docs.gitbooks.io / security-advisory/content/unauthenticated-firmware-chain-of-trust-bypass.html
Third Party Advisory
support.lenovo.com / us/en/solutions/LEN-20527
MitigationThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105387
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry