Is CVE-2022-21240 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-21240 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-21240?

CVE-2022-21240 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-21240?

CVE-2022-21240 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21240?

Upgrade proset wi-fi 6e ax210 firmware to 22.120 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-21240

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Out of bounds read for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

proset wi-fi 6e ax210 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.120Fixed in:22.120CVE-2022-21240derived from NVD

wi-fi 6e ax211 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.120Fixed in:22.120CVE-2022-21240derived from NVD

wi-fi 6e ax411 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 22.120Fixed in:22.120CVE-2022-21240derived 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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

intel.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	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.