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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2021-23223 json

Improper initialization for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enab…

published 2022-08-18 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-10325

cvss
7.8
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 19%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Improper initialization for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Patch / fix

  • intel killer_wi-fi_6e_ax1690_firmware 3.1122.1105
  • intel killer_wi-fi_6e_ax1675_firmware 3.1122.1105
  • intel proset_wi-fi_6e_ax210_firmware 22.120
  • intel wi-fi_6e_ax211_firmware 22.120
  • intel wi-fi_6e_ax411_firmware 22.120
  • firmware-nonfree Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 20220913-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23223

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products

Classification

Weakness

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.