Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software installer for Windows 10 before version 22.40 may allow an auth…

published 2021-11-17 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-2684

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
public exploits: 0; none known

Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software installer for Windows 10 before version 22.40 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 12

intel ax210_firmware 22.40
intel ax201_firmware 22.40
intel ax200_firmware 22.40
intel ac_9560_firmware 22.40
intel ac_9462_firmware 22.40
intel ac_9461_firmware 22.40
intel ac_9260_firmware 22.40
intel ac_8265_firmware 22.40
intel ac_8260_firmware 22.40
intel ac_3168_firmware 22.40
intel 7265_firmware 22.40
intel ac_3165_firmware 22.40

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software installer for Windows 10

Classification

Weakness

CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00509.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-0065
NVD CVE-2021-0065

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Summary