CVE-2022-21181

HIGH

Intel Wireless AC Firmware < 22.120 - Privilege Escalation via Improper Input Validation

Title source: llm

Description

Improper input validation for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Mailing List mailing-list

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00002.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00621.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0010

EPSS Percentile 26.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (7)

intel/dual_band_wireless-ac_8260_firmware < 22.120

intel/dual_band_wireless-ac_8265_firmware < 22.120

intel/killer_ac_1550_firmware < 3.1122.1105

intel/wireless-ac_9260_firmware < 22.120

intel/wireless-ac_9461_firmware < 22.120

intel/wireless-ac_9462_firmware < 22.120

intel/wireless-ac_9560_firmware < 22.120

Published Aug 18, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026