CVE-2022-21140
Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may...
CVE-2022-21140 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) 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 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.21%EPSS, 11th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure 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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
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 ac 1550 firmware
- intel killer wi-fi 6 ax1650 firmware
- intel killer wi-fi 6e ax1675 firmware
- intel killer wi-fi 6e ax1690 firmware
- intel proset wi-fi 6e ax210 firmware
- intel wi-fi 6 ax200 firmware
- intel wi-fi 6 ax201 firmware
- intel wi-fi 6e ax211 firmware
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-21140- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-21140- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-26387
Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-26387- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4c3-32jj-rwxg
Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may...
Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
GHSA-h4c3-32jj-rwxg- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.