Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 12, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-12171

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.

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Affected products

Intel/BMCllm-create
Range: <1.43.91f76955
Intel/Baseboard Management Controller Firmwarecpe-rescue
Range: Versions before 1.43.91f76955.
Intel/Bmc Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:intel:bmc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <1.43.91f76955

Patches

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References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00149.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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