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CVE-2021-0165

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-02-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Improper input validation in firmware for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

Affected products

• Intel Amt Ac 8260 Firmware: before 11.8.90 — fixed in 11.8.90
• Intel Amt Ac 8265 Firmware: before 11.8.90 — fixed in 11.8.90
• Intel Amt Ac 9260 Firmware: before 12.0.85 — fixed in 12.0.85
• Intel Amt Ac 9560 Firmware: before 12.0.85 — fixed in 12.0.85
• Intel Amt Wi-Fi 6 Ax200 Firmware: before 12.0.85; from 14.0.0 before 14.1.60; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.35 — fixed in 12.0.85, 14.1.60, 15.0.35
• Intel Amt Wi-Fi 6 Ax201 Firmware: from 14.0.0 before 14.1.60; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.35 — fixed in 14.1.60, 15.0.35
• Intel Amt Wi-Fi 6 Ax210 Firmware: before 15.0.35 — fixed in 15.0.35
• Intel Killer Ac 1550 Firmware: before 3.0 — fixed in 3.0
• Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 Ax1650 Firmware: before 3.0 — fixed in 3.0
• Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E Ax1675 Firmware: before 3.0 — fixed in 3.0
• Intel Proset Ac 3165 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Proset Ac 3168 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Proset Ac 8260 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Proset Ac 8265 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Proset Ac 9260 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Proset Ac 9461 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Proset Ac 9462 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Proset Ac 9560 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6 Ax200 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6 Ax201 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6E Ax210 Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60
• Intel Proset Wireless 7265 (Rev D) Firmware: before 22.60 — fixed in 22.60

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: 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 Killer Ac 1550 Firmware 3.0; Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 Ax1650 Firmware 3.0; Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E Ax1675 Firmware 3.0; Intel Proset Ac 3165 Firmware 22.60; Intel Proset Ac 3168 Firmware 22.60. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html

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