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CVE-2021-0082

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-0082 describes an uncontrolled search path vulnerability in the Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi software installer for Windows 10. This flaw could allow an authenticated user with local access to potentially achieve escalation of privilege. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
17.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0025 is in the 16th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 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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