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CVE-2018-12193

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-12193 describes an insufficient access control vulnerability in the Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) driver stack for Linux versions prior to 4.2. This flaw allows a local, unprivileged user to potentially disclose sensitive information. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability requires local access with low attack complexity and user privileges, impacting confidentiality without affecting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:quickassist_technology:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-12193Important

kernel: insufficient access control in Intel QuickAssist Technology

Sep 10, 2018

References

cdrdv2.intel.com / v1/dl/getContent/685356
PatchVendor Advisory