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Data Center ManagerApplication · Intel

CVE-2018-3679

CRITICAL · 9.6 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-09-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 5.0 or later.
See remediation →
100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Escalation of privilege in Reference UI in Intel Data Center Manager SDK 5.0 and before may allow an unauthorized remote unauthenticated user to potentially execute code via administrator privileges.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Reference UI component of Intel Data Center Manager SDK versions 5.0 and prior. An unauthenticated remote attacker can potentially execute arbitrary code with administrator-level privileges, achieving full compromise of the affected system.

MitigationUpgrade to Intel Data Center Manager SDK version 5.0 or later. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, restrict network access to the Reference UI component and implement additional authentication layers.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Data Center ManagerApplication
Affected:<= 5.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Intel Data Center Manager SDK installation
    Locate the Intel Data Center Manager SDK installation directory or check installed programs list on the system
    Affected if Intel Data Center Manager SDK is present on the system
  2. Determine installed SDK version
    Use the SDK's version check mechanism, such as reviewing the About section in the SDK interface, checking the installed package version, or consulting the SDK documentation for version identification methods
    Affected if The installed version is 5.0 or any version prior to 5.0
  3. Confirm Reference UI component status
    Check if the Reference UI component is running, enabled, or accessible. This may involve reviewing the SDK configuration, checking running services, or examining the component's status in the management console
    Affected if The Reference UI component is enabled or accessible

The system is affected if Intel Data Center Manager SDK version 5.0 or prior is installed AND the Reference UI component is enabled or accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 5.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Intel Data Center Manager SDK version 5.0 or later. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, restrict network access to the Reference UI component and implement additional authentication layers.

Fix this in Data Center Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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