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CVE-2021-0078

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-0078 describes an improper input validation vulnerability affecting Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi products on Windows 10. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to potentially cause a denial of service or disclose information through adjacent network access. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While the FAUCET Risk Score is 61/100, there is currently 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

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 32nd percentile among its peer group of 1,875 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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