Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-12200 is a local privilege escalation issue in Intel Capability Licensing Service before 1.50.638.1. A person who already has local access as an unprivileged user may be able to gain higher privileges. The bundle does not show remote exploitation, CVSS scoring, or active exploitation evidence.
Executive priority
Handle through standard vulnerability remediation unless affected systems support sensitive administration, shared access, or regulated workloads. The main business risk is privilege escalation after local access, with incomplete public scoring in the supplied evidence.
Technical view
The issue is described as insufficient access control in Intel Capability Licensing Service. Affected Intel technologies are listed as CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine, and Active Management Technology across multiple versions. The fixed service version identified in the bundle is 1.50.638.1.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on systems using the affected Intel management or platform services with Intel Capability Licensing Service older than 1.50.638.1. The bundle does not provide precise platform, OEM, or NetApp product applicability details.
Exploitation context
The cited CVE text requires local access and an unprivileged user context. KEV is false in the bundle, and no provided source states active exploitation. Treat this as post-access privilege escalation, not an initial remote compromise vector.
Researcher notes
The bundle lacks CVSS, CWE, exploit maturity, and detailed affected version ranges beyond “multiple versions.” Avoid over-scoping beyond Intel Capability Licensing Service and the listed Intel platform technologies unless vendor advisories confirm applicability.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Intel Capability Licensing Service to 1.50.638.1 or later where applicable.
- Check Intel advisory INTEL-SA-00185 for platform-specific update guidance.
- Check OEM and NetApp guidance for affected bundled platforms.
- Prioritize systems with shared local access or exposed user accounts.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems with Intel CSME, SPS, TXE, or AMT components.
- Check installed Intel Capability Licensing Service version against 1.50.638.1.
- Confirm applicable Intel or OEM advisory status for each hardware model.
- Record exceptions where vendor applicability cannot be confirmed.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00185.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190318-0001/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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