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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.7

CVE-2021-0168 json

Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and some Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Wi…

published 2022-02-09 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-2787

cvss
6.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and some Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Patch / fix

  • intel amt_ac_8260_firmware 11.8.90
  • intel amt_ac_8265_firmware 11.8.90
  • intel amt_ac_9260_firmware 12.0.85
  • intel amt_ac_9560_firmware 12.0.85
  • intel amt_wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware 12.0.85, 14.1.60, 15.0.35
  • intel amt_wi-fi_6_ax201_firmware 14.1.60, 15.0.35
  • intel amt_wi-fi_6_ax210_firmware 15.0.35
  • intel proset_ac_3165_firmware 22.60
  • intel proset_ac_3168_firmware 22.60
  • intel proset_ac_8260_firmware 22.60
  • intel proset_ac_8265_firmware 22.60
  • intel proset_ac_9260_firmware 22.60
  • intel proset_ac_9461_firmware 22.60
  • intel proset_ac_9462_firmware 22.60
  • intel proset_ac_9560_firmware 22.60
  • intel proset_wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware 22.60
  • intel proset_wi-fi_6_ax201_firmware 22.60
  • intel proset_wi-fi_6e_ax210_firmware 22.60
  • intel proset_wireless_7265_(rev_d)_firmware 22.60
  • intel killer_ac_1550_firmware 3.0
  • kernel-firmware SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3, SLE Micro 5.1 20210208-150300.4.7.1
  • kernel-firmware SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP2-LTSS +14 more 20200107-3.26.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:1065-1SUSE-SU-2022:0721-1

  • kernel-firmware openSUSE Leap 15.3 20210208-150300.4.7.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2022:1065-1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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 Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and some Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.