CVE-2021-33847
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM)...
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products before version 22.120 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
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products before version 22.120 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-33847- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products before version 22.120 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-33847- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-20521
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products before version 22.120 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2021-20521- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9wpf-c9x2-6mrp
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM)...
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products before version 22.120 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-9wpf-c9x2-6mrp- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel dual band wireless-ac 3165 firmware
- intel dual band wireless-ac 3168 firmware
- intel dual band wireless-ac 8260 firmware
- intel dual band wireless-ac 8265 firmware
- intel killer wi-fi 6 ax1650 firmware
- intel killer wi-fi 6e ax1675 firmware
- intel killer wi-fi 6e ax1690 firmware
- intel killer wireless-ac 1550 firmware
- intel wi-fi 6 ax200 firmware
- intel wi-fi 6 ax201 firmware
- intel wi-fi 6 ax210 firmware
- intel wi-fi 6 ax211 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-2021-33847 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel Dual Band Wireless-ac 3165 Firmware, published August 18, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.