# CVE-2025-20039: Race condition in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows

> An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent access can cause a denial of service in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software due to a race condition.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 May 2025
- **Updated:** 14 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-299w-8x68-px6h

## What is CVE-2025-20039?

CVE-2025-20039 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi, published on 13 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Race condition 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-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20039?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-20039?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20039 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-20039 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20039 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi

- [CVE-2020-12313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12313/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-20789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20789/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2026-20727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20727/): Null dereference in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2026-20741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20741/): Missing authorization in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2026-20776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20776/): Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-20039 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-20039 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi, published on 13 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20039 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi. 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-2025-20039/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20039/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20039
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20039
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-20039

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20039/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.