5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-0171
Intel PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer Wi-Fi Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Improper access control in software for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 9, 2022, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-0171 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Intel killer_ac_1550_firmware
2 Intel killer_wi-fi_6_ax1650_firmware
3 Intel killer_wi-fi_6e_ax1675_firmware
4 Intel proset_ac_3165_firmware
5 Intel proset_ac_3168_firmware
6 Intel proset_ac_8260_firmware
7 Intel proset_ac_8265_firmware
8 Intel proset_ac_9260_firmware
9 Intel proset_ac_9461_firmware
10 Intel proset_ac_9462_firmware
11 Intel proset_ac_9560_firmware
12 Intel proset_wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware
13 Intel proset_wi-fi_6_ax201_firmware
14 Intel proset_wi-fi_6e_ax210_firmware
15 Intel proset_wireless_7265_\(rev_d\)_firmware
16 Intel amt_ac_8260_firmware
17 Intel amt_ac_8265_firmware
18 Intel amt_ac_9260_firmware
19 Intel amt_ac_9560_firmware
20 Intel amt_wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware
21 Intel amt_wi-fi_6_ax201_firmware
22 Intel amt_wi-fi_6_ax210_firmware
23 Intel killer_wi-fi_6e_ax1675
24 Intel proset_wi-fi_6e_ax210
25 Intel killer_wi-fi_6_ax1650
26 Intel killer_ac_1550
27 Intel proset_ac_3165
28 Intel proset_ac_3168
29 Intel proset_ac_8260
30 Intel proset_ac_8265
31 Intel proset_ac_9260
32 Intel proset_ac_9461
33 Intel proset_ac_9462
34 Intel proset_ac_9560
35 Intel proset_wi-fi_6_ax200
36 Intel proset_wi-fi_6_ax201
37 Intel proset_wireless_7265_\(rev_d\)
38 Intel amt_ac_8260
39 Intel amt_ac_8265
40 Intel amt_ac_9260
41 Intel amt_ac_9560
42 Intel amt_wi-fi_6_ax200
43 Intel amt_wi-fi_6_ax201
44 Intel amt_wi-fi_6_ax210
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-0171.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-0171 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-0171 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-863 NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html No Types Assigned https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_ac_8260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.8.90 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:amt_ac_8260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_ac_8265_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.8.90 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:amt_ac_8265:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_ac_9260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.85 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:amt_ac_9260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_ac_9560_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.85 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:amt_ac_9560:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.85 *cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0.0 up to (excluding) 14.1.60 *cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0.0 up to (excluding) 15.0.35 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:amt_wi-fi_6_ax200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_wi-fi_6_ax201_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0.0 up to (excluding) 14.1.60 *cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_wi-fi_6_ax201_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0.0 up to (excluding) 15.0.35 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:amt_wi-fi_6_ax201:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:amt_wi-fi_6_ax210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.0.35 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:amt_wi-fi_6_ax210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:proset_ac_3165_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:proset_ac_3165:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:proset_ac_3168_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:proset_ac_3168:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:proset_ac_8260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:proset_ac_8260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:proset_ac_8265_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:proset_ac_8265:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:proset_ac_9260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:proset_ac_9260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:proset_ac_9461_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:proset_ac_9461:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:proset_ac_9462_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:proset_ac_9462:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:proset_ac_9560_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:proset_ac_9560:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:proset_wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:proset_wi-fi_6_ax200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:proset_wi-fi_6_ax201_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:proset_wi-fi_6_ax201:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:proset_wi-fi_6e_ax210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:proset_wi-fi_6e_ax210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:proset_wireless_7265_\(rev_d\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:proset_wireless_7265_\(rev_d\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:killer_ac_1550_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:killer_ac_1550:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:killer_wi-fi_6_ax1650_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:killer_wi-fi_6_ax1650:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:killer_wi-fi_6e_ax1675_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:killer_wi-fi_6e_ax1675:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-0171 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-0171 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10261

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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