CVE-2022-21181 is an improper input validation vulnerability affecting specific Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi products. A privileged local user could exploit this flaw to achieve escalation of privilege. This vulnerability is rated as high severity (CVSS 7.8), indicating a significant potential impact (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) with low attack complexity and requiring local access. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 22.120CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:wireless-ac_9560_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 22.120CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:wireless-ac_9462_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 22.120CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:wireless-ac_9461_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.1122.1105CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:killer_ac_1550_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 22.120CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_8260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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