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CVE-2022-40964

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-40964 describes an improper access control vulnerability in certain Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi software. A privileged local user could exploit this to achieve escalation of privilege, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.7), there is currently no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 34.22.1163CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:killer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 22.200CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:proset\/wireless_wifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.2.20.23023CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:uefi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.9HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.5
Impact Score
5.8
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
14.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0024 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 3,720 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: linux-firmware-0:20200421-83.git78c0348.el7_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: linux-firmware-0:20230824-120.git0e048b06.el8_9
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: linux-firmware-0:20240419-102.git055dfa8e.el8_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: linux-firmware-0:20230814-140.el9_3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: linux-firmware-0:20220209-130.el9_0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-40964Important

hw: intel: Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi

Aug 8, 2023

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00043.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/HUCYUR4WBTELCRHELISJ3RMZVHKIV5TN
Mailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/K24OJT4AVMNND7LBTC2ZDDTE6DJHAKB4
Mailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/Y76A3PLHIQCEPESB4XVBV5SRRXQEZ5JY
Mailing List
intel.com / content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00766.html
PatchVendor Advisory