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TI-2018-08629 Aliases CVE-2018-12038GHSA-hfc8-gpjm-mv4r

An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO devices.

Priority LOW 21CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Physical
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO devices. Vendor-specific commands may allow access to the disk-encryption key.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0063 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:840_evo_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableSamsung
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:840_evo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onSamsung
  • cpe:2.3:o:samsung:840_evo_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Samsung
  • cpe:2.3:h:samsung:840_evo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12038
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfc8-gpjm-mv4r
  3. 2026-10-28 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2018-08628 An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO and 850 EVO devices (only in "ATA high" mode… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.0

Sources

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