CVE-2026-20741: Denial of Service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software
Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software 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 local 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 (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (low) and availability (high) impacts.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper access control in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software device drivers operating in Ring 2. It allows an unauthenticated, unprivileged local attacker to cause a denial of service condition. The attack does not require user interaction and has low complexity. The vulnerability affects system availability significantly, with minor integrity impact and no confidentiality impact. No patch or remediation level has been published by the vendor as of the data provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability results in a high impact on system availability, potentially causing denial of service. There is a low impact on system integrity and no impact on confidentiality. The attack requires local access but no privileges or user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround is currently documented.
CVE-2026-20741: Denial of Service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software
Description
Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software 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 local 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 (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (low) and availability (high) impacts.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.3high
Affected software
Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper access control in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software device drivers operating in Ring 2. It allows an unauthenticated, unprivileged local attacker to cause a denial of service condition. The attack does not require user interaction and has low complexity. The vulnerability affects system availability significantly, with minor integrity impact and no confidentiality impact. No patch or remediation level has been published by the vendor as of the data provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability results in a high impact on system availability, potentially causing denial of service. There is a low impact on system integrity and no impact on confidentiality. The attack requires local access but no privileges or user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround is currently documented.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- intel
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-03T18:04:53.043Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7b5468bf8831d539106969
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 16:57:12 UTC
Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 00:13:07 UTC
Last updated: 09/25/2026, 01:47:41 UTC
Views: 25
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