CVE-2022-21181 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products
A local privileged user can escalate privileges due to improper input validation in Intel and Killer WiFi drivers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-21181?
CVE-2022-21181 is a high-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 input validation for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21181?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 8260 Firmware, Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 8265 Firmware, Intel Killer Ac 1550 Firmware, Intel Wireless-Ac 9260 Firmware, Intel Wireless-Ac 9461 Firmware, Intel Wireless-Ac 9462 Firmware and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-21181?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-21181 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21181 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21181, GHSA-f9c5-w6cg-h9jq.