What is CVE-2022-21139?

CVE-2022-21139 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6e Ax210, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-21139?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6e Ax210

CVE-2022-21139

Inadequate encryption strength for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.

Published 2022-08-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00621.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21139?: CVE-2022-21139 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6e Ax210, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-21139?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.