{"cve":"CVE-2021-0172","nvd":{"published":"2022-02-09T23:15:14.420","modified":"2026-06-17T03:29:24.167","status":"Modified","description":"Improper input validation 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 unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html","https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html"],"products":["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:killer_ac_1550_firmware","intel:killer_wi-fi_6_ax1650_firmware","intel:killer_wi-fi_6e_ax1675_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"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:28:04.509275555+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-0172","score":0.00515,"percentile":0.43887,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}