CVE-2021-0179 Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11

Medium 6.5 Published 9 Feb 2022 Updated 5 May 2025

An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent access can cause a denial of service in Intel and Killer Wi-Fi drivers on Windows due to improper validation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-0179?

CVE-2021-0179 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11, published on 9 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Use of Validation Framework in software for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0179?

It affects 22 products.

Products include Intel Amt Ac 8260 Firmware, Intel Amt Ac 8265 Firmware, Intel Amt Ac 9260 Firmware, Intel Amt Ac 9560 Firmware, Intel Amt Wi-Fi 6 Ax200 Firmware, Intel Amt Wi-Fi 6 Ax201 Firmware and 16 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-0179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2021-0179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7pgj-vj64-m28r.