CVE-2018-6622

HIGH

BIOS Firmware - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-6622. PoCs published by kkamagui.

AI-analyzed exploit summary Napper is a vulnerability checking tool for TPM (CVE-2018-6622) that exploits ACPI S3 sleep state vulnerabilities to subvert TPM protections. It includes a kernel module and customized tools to test for vulnerabilities in discrete TPM and Intel PTT.

Description

An issue was discovered that affects all producers of BIOS firmware who make a certain realistic interpretation of an obscure portion of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 specification. An abnormal case is not handled properly by this firmware while S3 sleep and can clear TPM 2.0. It allows local users to overwrite static PCRs of TPM and neutralize the security features of it, such as seal/unseal and remote attestation.

Exploits (1)

nomisec SCANNER 106 stars
by kkamagui · poc
https://github.com/kkamagui/napper-for-tpm

Napper is a vulnerability checking tool for TPM (CVE-2018-6622) that exploits ACPI S3 sleep state vulnerabilities to subvert TPM protections. It includes a kernel module and customized tools to test for vulnerabilities in discrete TPM and Intel PTT.

Classification
Scanner 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) with ACPI S3 sleep state handling
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Physical access to the target system · Bootable USB with Napper Live CD · TPM-enabled system with ACPI S3 support
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105203

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0052
EPSS Percentile 40.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
trustedcomputinggroup/trusted_platform_module 2.0
Published Aug 17, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026