CVE-2025-20026 Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows

High 7.0 Published 13 May 2025 Updated 14 May 2025

An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent access can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds read in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-20026?

CVE-2025-20026 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi, published on 13 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out-of-bounds read for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows before version 23.100 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20026?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20026?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20026 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-2025-20026 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20026 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4vhh-62fm-h9p4.