CVE-2022-21172
Out of bounds write for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow a privileged user...
Out of bounds write for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products 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
Out of bounds write for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-21172- 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-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Out of bounds write for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-21172- 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-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-26413
Out of bounds write for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-26413- 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-46gj-7wx3-prhg
Out of bounds write for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow a privileged user...
Out of bounds write for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-46gj-7wx3-prhg- 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-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2022-21172 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Intel Proset Wi-fi 6e Ax210 Firmware, published August 18, 2022. 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.