What is CVE-2022-21160?

CVE-2022-21160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6e Ax210, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-21160?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6e Ax210

CVE-2022-21160

Improper buffer restrictions for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21160?: CVE-2022-21160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6e Ax210, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-21160?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.