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CVE-2021-0071

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-0071 describes an improper input validation vulnerability within the UEFI firmware of certain Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi products. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access to potentially achieve escalation of privilege. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 22.40CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ax210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 22.40CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ax201_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 22.40CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ax200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 22.40CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_9560_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 22.40CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_9462_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 31st percentile among its peer group of 1,859 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

intel.com / content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00509.html
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