CVE-2021-0166 describes a sensitive information exposure vulnerability in firmware for certain Intel PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer Wi-Fi products. A privileged local user could exploit this flaw to potentially achieve escalation of privilege. With a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), the attack requires local access and high privileges, but if successful, it can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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