CVE-2026-20749 Memory corruption in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software

High 7.2 Published 11 Aug 2026 Updated 12 Aug 2026

An out-of-bounds read in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi drivers allows network adversaries to escalate privileges and cause denial of service.

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-2026-20749?

CVE-2026-20749 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi, published on 11 Aug 2026. 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 within Ring 2: Device Drivers may allow an escalation of privilege. Network adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via adjacent access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (low), integrity (low) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (low), integrity (low) and availability (low) impacts.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20749?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi.

How do I fix CVE-2026-20749?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20749 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2026-20749 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20749 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-crq7-qph5-p9pw.