# CVE-2022-27635: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software

> A privileged local user can escalate privileges due to improper access control in Intel PROSet/Wireless and Killer WiFi software.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2022-27635, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27635, GHSA-356g-gr7f-c28h, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27635

## What is CVE-2022-27635?

CVE-2022-27635 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Aug 2023. 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 software may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27635?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Intel Killer, Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi, Intel Uefi Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27635?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-27635 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27635 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27635 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Aug 2023. 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-2022-27635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2022-27635/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27635/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27635
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27635
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27635

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27635/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.