CVE-2018-12205: Intel Platform Sample Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper certificate validation in Platform Sample/ Silicon Reference firmware for 8th Generation Intel(R) Core(tm) Processor, 7th Generation Intel(R) Core(tm) Processor may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via physical access.

Affected products

• Intel Platform Sample Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Intel Silicon Reference Firmware: affected versions not specified

Published 2019-03-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.