Information disclosure in Intel NUC Firmware Kits
Priority LOW 27CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Insufficient input validation in BIOS update utility in Intel NUC FW kits downloaded before May 24, 2018 may allow a privileged user to potentially trigger a denial of service or information disclosure via local access.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00329 26th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12158
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fv8r-r3g2-m956
References
More Intel Next Unit Of Computing Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-12931 Improper authorization in Intel NUC Pro Software Suite for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2018-12158 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-12158 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fv8r-r3g2-m956 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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