CVE-2018-6622

HIGH

BIOS Firmware - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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

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 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 44.7%
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