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
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.3 High : upgrade to 23.160 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
- 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.
- Implement network segmentation to restrict access to wireless network segments, limiting adjacent access to trusted devices only.
- Employ network access control (NAC) solutions to enforce device authentication and reduce the risk of unauthorized devices gaining adjacent network access.
- Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to monitor for unusual system crashes or reboots that could indicate exploitation attempts.
- Disable or restrict the use of vulnerable wireless drivers on critical systems until patches are applied, if feasible.
- Educate IT staff about the vulnerability and ensure incident response plans include steps for handling potential DoS attacks targeting wireless drivers.
- Regularly audit wireless network configurations and driver versions across the organization to identify and remediate vulnerable systems proactively.
- 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.