{"id":"CVE-2021-0174","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-0174","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:20:16.993Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2022-02-09T23:15:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:29:25.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@intel.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["intel/amt ac 8260 firmware","intel/amt ac 8265 firmware","intel/amt ac 9260 firmware","intel/amt ac 9560 firmware","intel/amt wi-fi 6 ax200 firmware","intel/amt wi-fi 6 ax201 firmware","intel/amt wi-fi 6 ax210 firmware","intel/proset ac 3165 firmware","intel/proset ac 3168 firmware","intel/proset ac 8260 firmware","intel/proset ac 8265 firmware","intel/proset ac 9260 firmware","intel/proset ac 9461 firmware","intel/proset ac 9462 firmware","intel/proset ac 9560 firmware","intel/proset wi-fi 6 ax200 firmware","intel/proset wi-fi 6 ax201 firmware","intel/proset wi-fi 6e ax210 firmware","intel/proset wireless 7265 \\(rev d\\) firmware","intel/killer ac 1550 firmware","intel/killer wi-fi 6 ax1650 firmware","intel/killer wi-fi 6e ax1675 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00515,"percentile":0.43597,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0174","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}