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CVE-2022-21160

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Improper buffer restrictions for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

Affected products

• Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6E Ax210 Firmware: before 22.120 — fixed in 22.120
• Intel Wi-Fi 6 Ax200 Firmware: before 22.120 — fixed in 22.120
• Intel Wi-Fi 6 Ax201 Firmware: before 22.120 — fixed in 22.120
• Intel Wi-Fi 6E Ax211 Firmware: before 22.120 — fixed in 22.120
• Intel Wi-Fi 6E Ax411 Firmware: before 22.120 — fixed in 22.120
• Intel Wireless-Ac 9260 Firmware: before 22.120 — fixed in 22.120
• Intel Wireless-Ac 9461 Firmware: before 22.120 — fixed in 22.120
• Intel Wireless-Ac 9462 Firmware: before 22.120 — fixed in 22.120
• Intel Wireless-Ac 9560 Firmware: before 22.120 — fixed in 22.120

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6E Ax210 Firmware 22.120; Intel Wi-Fi 6 Ax200 Firmware 22.120; Intel Wi-Fi 6 Ax201 Firmware 22.120; Intel Wi-Fi 6E Ax211 Firmware 22.120; Intel Wi-Fi 6E Ax411 Firmware 22.120; Intel Wireless-Ac 9260 Firmware 22.120; Intel Wireless-Ac 9461 Firmware 22.120; Intel Wireless-Ac 9462 Firmware 22.120; Intel Wireless-Ac 9560 Firmware 22.120. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00621.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00621.html

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