CVE-2018-12038

MEDIUM

Samsung 840 EVO - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-12038. PoCs published by gdraperi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PowerShell script scans remote systems to determine their BitLocker encryption method and generates a CSV report to help mitigate CVE-2018-12038. It uses the `manage-bde` command to query encryption status remotely.

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO devices. Vendor-specific commands may allow access to the disk-encryption key.

Exploits (1)

nomisec SCANNER 2 stars
by gdraperi · poc
https://github.com/gdraperi/remote-bitlocker-encryption-report

This PowerShell script scans remote systems to determine their BitLocker encryption method and generates a CSV report to help mitigate CVE-2018-12038. It uses the `manage-bde` command to query encryption status remotely.

Classification
Scanner 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: BitLocker (Windows)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Administrative access to target systems · List of target hostnames in a text file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181112-0001/
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395981
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105841

Scores

CVSS v3 4.2
EPSS 0.0585
EPSS Percentile 90.7%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-522
Status published
Products (1)
samsung/840_evo_firmware
Published Nov 20, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026