CVE-2026-24099 Use after free in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows

Medium 5.9 Published 11 Aug 2026 Updated 12 Aug 2026

A local attacker can cause a denial of service in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software via a use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel.

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-2026-24099?

CVE-2026-24099 is a medium-severity use after free 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

Use after free for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows within Ring 0: Kernel may allow a denial of service. System software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable denial of service. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24099?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi.

How do I fix CVE-2026-24099?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24099 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2026-24099 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h84g-5m66-xvc6.