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CVE-2021-0151

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-11-17 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Improper access control in the installer for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products in Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Ac1550 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Ac 3165 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Ac 3168 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Ac 7265 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Ac 8260 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Ac 8265 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Ac 9260 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Ac 9461 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Ac 9462 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Ac 9560 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Ax1650 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Ax1675 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Ax200 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Ax201 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Ax210 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Ac 3165 Firmware 22.60; Intel Ac 3168 Firmware 22.60; Intel Ac 7265 Firmware 22.60; Intel Ac 8260 Firmware 22.60; Intel Ac 8265 Firmware 22.60; Intel Ac 9260 Firmware 22.60; Intel Ac 9461 Firmware 22.60; Intel Ac 9462 Firmware 22.60; Intel Ac 9560 Firmware 22.60; Intel Ax200 Firmware 22.60; Intel Ax201 Firmware 22.60; Intel Ax210 Firmware 22.60. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00540.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00540.html

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