CVE-2018-12179
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.12%
Description
Improper configuration in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access.
How to fix CVE-2018-12179
To remediate CVE-2018-12179, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/edk2—upgrade to 0~20190606.20d2e5a1-2 or later
Is CVE-2018-12179 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0~20190606.20d2e5a1-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |