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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2021-0179 json

Improper Use of Validation Framework in software for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an…

published 2022-02-09 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-2798

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Improper Use of Validation Framework in software for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent 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

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and 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.