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CVE-2018-12171

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  • Published2018-09-12
  • Fixed in1.43.91f76955

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Description

Privilege escalation in Intel Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware before version 1.43.91f76955 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code or perform denial of service over the network.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-09-1219:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Intel bmc firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.43< 1.43.91f769551.43.91f76955

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Intel bmc firmware to 1.43.91f76955

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.1 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-09-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12171?

Privilege escalation in Intel Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware before version 1.43.91f76955 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code or perform denial of service over the network.

Is CVE-2018-12171 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-12171 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.1% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-12171?

CVE-2018-12171 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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