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CVE-2026-20749
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-11 · updated 2026-09-01
- Weakness: CWE-125
Description
Out-of-bounds read for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software within Ring 2: Device Drivers may allow an escalation of privilege. Network adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via adjacent access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (low), integrity (low) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (low), integrity (low) and availability (low) impacts.
Affected products
- Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows: before 24.10.0 — fixed in 24.10.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows 24.10.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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