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CVE-2025-35971: Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows · Denial of Service

Affects Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for WindowsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.3 High : upgrade to 23.160 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.3High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 23.160
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows to 23.160.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for WindowsAffected
  • <23.160
Fixed in
  • 23.160

AI-suggested

  1. Monitor Intel’s official channels for the release of version 23.160 or later of the PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software and apply updates immediately upon availability.
  2. Implement network segmentation to restrict access to wireless network segments, limiting adjacent access to trusted devices only.
  3. Employ network access control (NAC) solutions to enforce device authentication and reduce the risk of unauthorized devices gaining adjacent network access.
  4. Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to monitor for unusual system crashes or reboots that could indicate exploitation attempts.
  5. Disable or restrict the use of vulnerable wireless drivers on critical systems until patches are applied, if feasible.
  6. Educate IT staff about the vulnerability and ensure incident response plans include steps for handling potential DoS attacks targeting wireless drivers.
  7. Regularly audit wireless network configurations and driver versions across the organization to identify and remediate vulnerable systems proactively.
  8. Consider deploying intrusion detection systems (IDS) tuned to detect anomalous traffic patterns indicative of adjacent network attacks.

Description

Out-of-bounds write for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows before version 23.160 within Ring 2: Device Drivers may allow a denial of service. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable denial of service. This result may potentially occur via adjacent access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (low) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (high) impacts.

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