CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-21160

HIGH
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Improper buffer restrictions for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

How to fix

Remediation Available
proset wi-fi 6e ax210 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 22.120Fixed in:22.120CVE-2022-21160derived from NVD
wi-fi 6 ax200 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 22.120Fixed in:22.120CVE-2022-21160derived from NVD
wi-fi 6 ax201 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 22.120Fixed in:22.120CVE-2022-21160derived from NVD
wi-fi 6e ax211 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 22.120Fixed in:22.120CVE-2022-21160derived from NVD
wi-fi 6e ax411 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 22.120Fixed in:22.120CVE-2022-21160derived from NVD
wireless-ac 9260 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 22.120Fixed in:22.120CVE-2022-21160derived from NVD
wireless-ac 9461 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 22.120Fixed in:22.120CVE-2022-21160derived from NVD
wireless-ac 9462 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 22.120Fixed in:22.120CVE-2022-21160derived from NVD
wireless-ac 9560 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 22.120Fixed in:22.120CVE-2022-21160derived 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 VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days
50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-05.