CVE-2021-0174

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: February 9, 2022 at 10:04 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:29 AM UTC

46 products affected across 1 vendorKiller Wi Fi 6E AX1675 FirmwareProset Wi Fi 6E AX210 FirmwareKiller Wi Fi 6 AX1650 Firmware

Using Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and some Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 by N/A?

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Improper Use of Validation Framework in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and some Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow a unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Amt Ac 8260 Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 11.8.90

Affected range stops below 11.8.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-amt-ac-8260 (same device)

Amt Ac 8265 Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 11.8.90

Affected range stops below 11.8.90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-amt-ac-8265 (same device)

Amt Ac 9260 Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 12.0.85

Affected range stops below 12.0.85, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-amt-ac-9260 (same device)

Amt Ac 9560 Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 12.0.85

Affected range stops below 12.0.85, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-amt-ac-9560 (same device)

Amt Wi Fi 6 AX200 Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 12.0.8514.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.6015.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.35

Affected range stops below 12.0.85, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1.60, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.0.35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-amt-wi-fi-6-ax200 (same device)

Amt Wi Fi 6 AX201 Firmware · Intel

95%

14.0.0 ≤ v < 14.1.6015.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.35

Affected range stops below 14.1.60, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.0.35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-amt-wi-fi-6-ax201 (same device)

Amt Wi Fi 6 AX210 Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 15.0.35

Affected range stops below 15.0.35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-amt-wi-fi-6-ax210 (same device)

Killer Ac 1550 Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 3.0

Affected range stops below 3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-killer-ac-1550 (same device)

Killer Wi Fi 6 AX1650 Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 3.0

Affected range stops below 3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-killer-wi-fi-6-ax1650 (same device)

Killer Wi Fi 6E AX1675 Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 3.0

Affected range stops below 3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-killer-wi-fi-6e-ax1675 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-20

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