CVE-2021-0152

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-11-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-347

Description

Improper verification of cryptographic signature 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 denial of service 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

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