CVE-2020-24458
Incomplete cleanup in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer (TM) drivers before version...
Incomplete cleanup in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer (TM) drivers before version 22.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure and denial of service<b> </b>via adjacent access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Incomplete cleanup in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer (TM) drivers before version 22.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure and denial of service<b> </b>via adjacent access.
- Record
CVE-2020-24458- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 4.1 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-459
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Incomplete cleanup in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer (TM) drivers before version 22.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure and denial of service<b> </b>via adjacent access.
- Record
CVE-2020-24458- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-17178 No score
Incomplete cleanup in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer (TM) drivers before version 22.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure and denial of service<b> </b>via adjacent access.
- Record
EUVD-2020-17178- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w9mf-mf4g-64qg No score
Incomplete cleanup in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer (TM) drivers before version...
Incomplete cleanup in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer (TM) drivers before version 22.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure and denial of service<b> </b>via adjacent access.
- Record
GHSA-w9mf-mf4g-64qg- Weakness
- CWE-459
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-24458 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Intel Killer, published February 17, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.