CVE-2021-0169
Uncontrolled Search Path Element in software for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and...
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 local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0169- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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 local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0169- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2788
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 local access.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2788- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9cp5-pv5q-cjr3
Uncontrolled Search Path Element in software for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and...
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 local access.
- Record
GHSA-9cp5-pv5q-cjr3- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel amt ac 8260 firmware
- intel amt ac 8265 firmware
- intel amt ac 9260 firmware
- intel amt ac 9560 firmware
- intel amt wi-fi 6 ax200 firmware
- intel amt wi-fi 6 ax201 firmware
- intel amt wi-fi 6 ax210 firmware
- intel killer ac 1550 firmware
- intel killer wi-fi 6 ax1650 firmware
- intel killer wi-fi 6e ax1675 firmware
- intel proset ac 3165 firmware
- intel proset ac 3168 firmware
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- intel proset ac 8260 firmware
- intel proset ac 8265 firmware
- intel proset ac 9260 firmware
- intel proset ac 9461 firmware
- intel proset ac 9462 firmware
- intel proset ac 9560 firmware
- intel proset wi-fi 6 ax200 firmware
- intel proset wi-fi 6 ax201 firmware
- intel proset wi-fi 6e ax210 firmware
- intel proset wireless 7265 \(rev d\) firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-0169 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Intel Amt Ac 8260 Firmware, published February 9, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.