CVE-2021-0053

published 2021-11-17

CVE-2021-0053: Improper initialization in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi in Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially…

Priority P4 22 medium 5.7 CVSS 3.1

AV A AC L PR L UI N S U C H I N A N

Improper initialization in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi in Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via adjacent access.

Affected

16 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
intel	7265_firmware	< 22.40	22.40
intel	ac1550_firmware	< 2.4.1541	2.4.1541
intel	ac_3165_firmware	< 22.40	22.40
intel	ac_3168_firmware	< 22.40	22.40
intel	ac_8260_firmware	< 22.40	22.40
intel	ac_8265_firmware	< 22.40	22.40
intel	ac_9260_firmware	< 22.40	22.40
intel	ac_9461_firmware	< 22.40	22.40
intel	ac_9462_firmware	< 22.40	22.40
intel	ac_9560_firmware	< 22.40	22.40
intel	ax1650_firmware	< 2.4.1541	2.4.1541
intel	ax1675_firmware	< 2.4.1541	2.4.1541
intel	ax200_firmware	< 22.40	22.40
intel	ax201_firmware	< 22.40	22.40
intel	ax210_firmware	< 22.40	22.40
intel_proset	wireless_wifi_and_killer_wifi_in_windows_10	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 5.7 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd v2.0 2.7 LOW AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

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