Medium severity · published Feb 9, 2022
CVE-2021-0161
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 a privileged user to…
6.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
Amt AC 8260 Firmware · Intel
before 11.8.90 · source: NVD
AA
Amt AC 8265 Firmware · Intel
before 11.8.90 · source: NVD
AA
Amt AC 9260 Firmware · Intel
before 12.0.85 · source: NVD
AA
Amt AC 9560 Firmware · Intel
before 12.0.85 · source: NVD
AW
Amt Wi-fi 6 Ax200 Firmware · Intel
before 12.0.85; 14.0.0 before 14.1.60; 15.0.0 before 15.0.35 · source: NVD
AW
Amt Wi-fi 6 Ax201 Firmware · Intel
14.0.0 before 14.1.60; 15.0.0 before 15.0.35 · source: NVD
AW
Amt Wi-fi 6 Ax210 Firmware · Intel
before 15.0.35 · source: NVD
KA
Killer AC 1550 Firmware · Intel
before 3.0 · source: NVD
KW
Killer Wi-fi 6 Ax1650 Firmware · Intel
before 3.0 · source: NVD
KW
Killer Wi-fi 6e Ax1675 Firmware · Intel
before 3.0 · source: NVD
PA
Proset AC 3165 Firmware · Intel
before 22.60 · source: NVD
PA
Proset AC 3168 Firmware · Intel
before 22.60 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0161
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0161
Vendor Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html
More from Amt AC 8260 Firmware
8.8
CVE-2021-0163
Improper Validation of Consistency within input in software for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an unauthenticated user to…
8.8
CVE-2021-0162
Improper input validation in software for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable…
8.4
CVE-2021-0066
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…
7.8
CVE-2021-0164
Improper access control 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…
6.7
CVE-2021-0169
Uncontrolled Search Path Element in software for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via…