CVE-2026-22887: Denial of Service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows
Improper buffer restrictions for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows within Ring 0: Kernel 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper buffer restrictions within the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows operating in kernel mode (Ring 0). An unauthenticated, unprivileged adversary can exploit this flaw via adjacent access with low attack complexity to cause a denial of service, impacting system availability. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates attack vector is adjacent network, low complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, with high impact on availability and low impact on integrity. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, unprivileged attacker to cause denial of service on affected systems, resulting in high impact to system availability. There is no impact to confidentiality and only low impact to integrity. This may cause system crashes or reboots, disrupting normal operations.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider limiting access to the affected wireless software from adjacent networks and monitor for unusual system behavior related to wireless driver crashes.
CVE-2026-22887: Denial of Service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows
Description
Improper buffer restrictions for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows within Ring 0: Kernel 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.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.3high
Affected software
Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper buffer restrictions within the Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows operating in kernel mode (Ring 0). An unauthenticated, unprivileged adversary can exploit this flaw via adjacent access with low attack complexity to cause a denial of service, impacting system availability. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates attack vector is adjacent network, low complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, with high impact on availability and low impact on integrity. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, unprivileged attacker to cause denial of service on affected systems, resulting in high impact to system availability. There is no impact to confidentiality and only low impact to integrity. This may cause system crashes or reboots, disrupting normal operations.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider limiting access to the affected wireless software from adjacent networks and monitor for unusual system behavior related to wireless driver crashes.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- intel
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-29T03:59:56.268Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7b5470bf8831d539106b9e
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 16:57:20 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 23:56:11 UTC
Last updated: 09/24/2026, 02:17:43 UTC
Views: 50
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