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CVE-2018-1000205

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1000205 describes an improper input validation vulnerability (CWE-20) in Denx U-Boot's Verified Boot signature validation. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass verified boot mechanisms by providing a specially crafted FIT image and leveraging special device memory functionality. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2018.07CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:denx:u-boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
49.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0071 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

lists.denx.de / pipermail/u-boot/2018-June/330454.html
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
lists.denx.de / pipermail/u-boot/2018-June/330898.html
Mailing ListMitigationVendor Advisory