CVE-2021-0173 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting certain Intel PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer Wi-Fi products on Windows 10 and 11, stemming from improper input validation in firmware. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access, requiring low attack complexity to achieve a high impact on availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.8.90CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_ac_8260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 11.8.90CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_ac_8265_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 12.0.85CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_ac_9260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 12.0.85CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_ac_9560_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 12.0.85CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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