Medium Memory corruption

CVE-2018-12210 — Multiple pointer dereferences in User Mode Driver in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows* before...

Multiple pointer dereferences in User Mode Driver in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows* before versions 10.18.x.5059 (aka 15.33.x.5059), 10.18.x.5057 (aka 15.36.x.5057), 20.19.x.5063 (aka 15.40.x.5063) 21.20.x.5064 (aka 15.45.x.5064) and 24.20.100.6373 potentially enables an unprivileged user to cause a denial of service via local access.

Published Mar 14, 2019 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: intel

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.3% (30-day exploitation probability)+4
Technical severity (medium)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.32%

ahead of 23% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026

Affects

Intel

Graphics Driver and 1 more

CVSS base

6.5

Medium · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

Documented patch — www.intel.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Intel Graphics Driver, Intel Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows).
Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Intel	Graphics Driver	version 15.33.45.4653version 24.20.100.6286version 24.20.100.6229version 24.20.100.6194version 24.20.100.6136version 24.20.100.6094version 24.20.100.6025version 15.45.23.4860 and 15 more version 15.45.21.4821version 15.45.19.4678version 15.45.18.4664version 15.40.41.5058version 15.40.38.4963version 15.40.37.4835version 15.40.36.4703version 15.40.34.4624version 15.36.34.4889version 15.36.33.4578version 15.36.31.4414version 15.36.28.4332version 15.36.26.4294version 15.33.46.4885version 15.33.43.4425	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database
Intel	Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows	version Multiple versions.	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
6.5	CVSS 3.0	Medium	2.0	4.0	nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.5	CVSS 3.0	Medium	—	—	GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
2.1	CVSS 2.0	Low	3.9	2.9	nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-119 · Buffer Errors (Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds)

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Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.

endpoint telemetry (EDR)crash dumps

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · intel corporation/intel(r) graphics driver for windows
Oct 15, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 15, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 15, 2026
Fix documented
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Affected products added · intel/graphics driver
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVSS changed · 6.5
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Modified
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 15, 2026 · Alertas do Telegram
2019
CVE published
Mar 14, 2019 · intel

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

2× References added · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026

References

4 on the record

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00189.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_CONFIRM, NIST National Vulnerability Database
support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-25084
x_refsource_CONFIRM, NIST National Vulnerability Database
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmvq-8frq-x8xw
GitHub Security Advisories
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12210
GitHub Security Advisories

Elsewhere on this site

Intel
every CVE for this vendor

Memory corruption
same class

CWE-119
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

Low CVE-2025-32739 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Intel Graphics Driver Feb 10, 2026
Medium CVE-2025-32453 Incorrect Default Permissions in Intel Graphics Driver Feb 10, 2026
Medium CVE-2025-32092 Insecure inherited permissions for some Intel(R) Graphics Software before version… Feb 10, 2026
Low CVE-2018-12222 Insufficient input validation in Kernel Mode Driver in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows*... Mar 14, 2019
Medium CVE-2018-12223 Insufficient access control in User Mode Driver in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows* before... Mar 14, 2019
High CVE-2018-12220 Logic bug in Kernel Mode Driver in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows* before versions before... Mar 14, 2019

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2018-12210 is "Multiple pointer dereferences in User Mode Driver in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows* before...", rated Medium. It affects Graphics Driver (Intel); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 6.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.32% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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