CVE-2021-0065
Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software installer for Windows...
Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software installer for Windows 10 before version 22.40 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software installer for Windows 10 before version 22.40 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0065- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software installer for Windows 10 before version 22.40 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0065- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2684 No score
Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software installer for Windows 10 before version 22.40 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2684- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3c8p-8vwf-25g8 No score
Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software installer for Windows...
Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software installer for Windows 10 before version 22.40 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-3c8p-8vwf-25g8- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel 7265 firmware
- intel 9260 firmware
- intel ac 3165 firmware
- intel ac 3168 firmware
- intel ac 8260 firmware
- intel ac 8265 firmware
- intel ac 9260 firmware
- intel ac 9461 firmware
- intel ac 9462 firmware
- intel ac 9560 firmware
- intel ax200 firmware
- intel ax201 firmware
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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-2021-0065 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel 7265 Firmware, published November 17, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.