CVE-2023-28720

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-665

Description

Improper initialization for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi software before version 22.240 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access..

Affected products

Intel Killer: before 3.1423.712 — fixed in 3.1423.712
Intel Proset/Wireless: before 22.240 — fixed in 22.240

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Killer 3.1423.712; Intel Proset/Wireless 22.240. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00947.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00947.html

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