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Weakness
CWE
CWE-20
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Impact

CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: adjacent network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi in Windows 10 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi in Windows 10 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access. Affected products include: Intel Ax210 Firmware, Intel Ax201 Firmware, Intel Ax200 Firmware, Intel Ac 9560 Firmware, Intel Ac 9462 Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi in Windows 10 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low
NVD CVE.org EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:intel:ax210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ax201_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ax200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_9560_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_9462_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_9461_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_9260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_8265_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_8260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_3168_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:7265_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_3165_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ax1675_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ax1650_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac1550_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00509.html

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