CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-0066

HIGH

8.4

CVSS v3

Description

Improper input validation in firmware for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

amt ac 8260 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 11.8.90Fixed in:11.8.90CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

amt ac 8265 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 11.8.90Fixed in:11.8.90CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

amt ac 9260 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 12.0.85Fixed in:12.0.85CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

amt ac 9560 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 12.0.85Fixed in:12.0.85CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

amt wi-fi 6 ax200 firmwareNVD

Affected:>= 15.0.0, < 15.0.35Fixed in:15.0.35CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

amt wi-fi 6 ax201 firmwareNVD

Affected:>= 15.0.0, < 15.0.35Fixed in:15.0.35CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

amt wi-fi 6 ax210 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 15.0.35Fixed in:15.0.35CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

killer ac 1550 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 3.0Fixed in:3.0CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

killer wi-fi 6 ax1650 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 3.0Fixed in:3.0CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

killer wi-fi 6e ax1675 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 3.0Fixed in:3.0CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

proset ac 3165 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.60Fixed in:22.60CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

proset ac 3168 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.60Fixed in:22.60CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

proset ac 8260 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.60Fixed in:22.60CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

proset ac 8265 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.60Fixed in:22.60CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

proset ac 9260 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.60Fixed in:22.60CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

proset ac 9461 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.60Fixed in:22.60CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

proset ac 9462 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.60Fixed in:22.60CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

proset ac 9560 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.60Fixed in:22.60CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

proset wi-fi 6 ax200 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.60Fixed in:22.60CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

proset wi-fi 6 ax201 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.60Fixed in:22.60CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

proset wi-fi 6e ax210 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.60Fixed in:22.60CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

proset wireless 7265 \(rev d\) firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.60Fixed in:22.60CVE-2021-0066derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

intel.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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