# CVE-2022-21172: Memory corruption in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products

> A local privileged user can exploit an out-of-bounds write in Intel WiFi drivers to escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 5 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-46gj-7wx3-prhg

## What is CVE-2022-21172?

CVE-2022-21172 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless 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

Out of bounds write for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21172?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6e Ax210 Firmware, Intel Wi-Fi 6e Ax211 Firmware, Intel Wi-Fi 6e Ax411 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-21172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-21172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products

- [CVE-2022-21139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21139/): Weak cryptography in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-21160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21160/): Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-21197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21197/): Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-21212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21212/): Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-21240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21240/): Information disclosure in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-21172 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-21172 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21172/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21172/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21172
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21172
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21172

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21172/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.