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CVE-2021-0079

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-0079 describes an improper input validation vulnerability affecting Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi software on Windows 10. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to potentially cause a denial of service via adjacent network access. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), the attack requires low complexity and no user interaction, but only impacts availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

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

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 1,801 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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
Vendor Advisory