Is CVE-2022-21181 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-21181 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-21181?

CVE-2022-21181 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-21181?

CVE-2022-21181 has an EPSS score of 0.26% (17th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21181?

Upgrade firmware-nonfree on debian 12 to 20220913-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-21181

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Improper input validation for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

firmware-nonfreeDebian

Fixed in:20220913-1CVE-2022-21181

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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

intel.com

Other references1

lists.debian.org

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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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.