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CVE-2022-21140 Information disclosure in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A privileged local user can exploit improper access control in Intel WiFi drivers 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-2022-21140?

CVE-2022-21140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi 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

Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21140?

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 Ac 1550 Firmware, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 Ax1650 Firmware and 12 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21140?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-21140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h4c3-32jj-rwxg.

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