What is CVE-2021-0176?

CVE-2021-0176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Amt Ac 8260, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-0176?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-0176 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Intel Amt Ac 8260

CVE-2021-0176

Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and some Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

karimhabush/cyberowl

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0176?: CVE-2021-0176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Amt Ac 8260, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-0176?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-0176 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.