CVE-2021-26254 (GCVE-0-2021-26254)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-18 19:39 – Updated: 2025-05-05 16:53
VLAI
Summary
Out of bounds read for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 13:20 UTC
CWE
  • denial of service
  • CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
intel CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 60/100 over 96 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products Affected: See references
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