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CVE-2018-12173· NVD / CVE Program· CNA intel

Insufficient access protection in firmware in Intel Server Board, Intel Server System and Intel Compute Module before firmware version 00.01

Insufficient access protection in firmware in Intel Server Board, Intel Server System and Intel Compute Module before firmware version 00.01.0014 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.

HighCVSS 7.6 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Oct 10, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 33th percentile
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Action score

30

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
intelserver board s2600bp firmware
intelserver board s2600bp
intelserver board s2600wf firmware
intelserver board s2600wf
intelserver board s2600st firmware
intelserver board s2600st
intelserver board s2600bpr firmware
intelserver board s2600bpr
intelserver board s2600wfr firmware
intelserver board s2600wfr
intelserver board s2600str firmware
intelserver board s2600str

and 16 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • intel compute module hns2600bp firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel compute module hns2600bpr firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel server board s2600bp firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel server board s2600bpr firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel server board s2600st firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel server board s2600str firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel server board s2600wf firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel server board s2600wfr firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel server system h2000g firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel server system h2000gr firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel server system r1000wf firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel server system r1000wfr firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel server system r2000wf firmwarebefore 00.01.0014
  • intel server system r2000wfr firmwarebefore 00.01.0014

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (intel). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Intel Corporation Intel Server Boards Firmware

    • before 00.01.0014affected

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Physical access to the device is required.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Physical
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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