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CVE-2021-0170

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multip

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor 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 an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.0006
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

25
intel amt ac 8260 firmware< 11.8.90
intel amt ac 8265 firmware< 11.8.90
intel amt ac 9260 firmware< 12.0.85
intel amt ac 9560 firmware< 12.0.85
intel amt wi-fi 6 ax200 firmware< 12.0.85
intel amt wi-fi 6 ax200 firmware>= 14.0.0 and < 14.1.60
intel amt wi-fi 6 ax200 firmware>= 15.0.0 and < 15.0.35
intel amt wi-fi 6 ax201 firmware>= 14.0.0 and < 14.1.60
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secure@intel.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD09 Feb 2022 · 11:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2022:1065-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:1065-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:0721-1
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.htmlVendor Advisory
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