CVE-2018-18097 describes an improper directory permissions vulnerability in Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox versions prior to 3.5.7. This flaw allows an authenticated local user to potentially escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor is public exploit code available, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.5.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:solid_state_drive_toolbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.