CVE-2022-21160 Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products

High 7.5 Published 18 Aug 2022 Updated 5 May 2025

Unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi products via improper buffer restrictions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-21160?

CVE-2022-21160 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products, published on 18 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper buffer restrictions for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21160?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6e Ax210 Firmware, Intel Wi-Fi 6 Ax200 Firmware, Intel Wi-Fi 6 Ax201 Firmware, Intel Wi-Fi 6e Ax211 Firmware, Intel Wi-Fi 6e Ax411 Firmware, Intel Wireless-Ac 9260 Firmware and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21160?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21160 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-2022-21160 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x34m-wf64-r6gf.