CVE-2021-23179 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products

High 7.1 Published 18 Aug 2022 Updated 5 May 2025

A privileged local attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds read in Intel Bluetooth firmware to disclose sensitive information.

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

What is CVE-2021-23179?

CVE-2021-23179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products, published on 18 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out of bounds read in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products before version 22.120 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23179?

It affects 18 products.

Products include Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 3165 Firmware, Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 3168 Firmware, Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 8260 Firmware, Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 8265 Firmware, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 Ax1650 Firmware, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6e Ax1675 Firmware and 12 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-23179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-23179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wp5q-xcpm-22jf.