Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products before version 22.120
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products before version 22.120 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
- Published
- Aug 18, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 8th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| intel | wi-fi 6 ax411 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:wi-fi_6_ax411_firmware |
| intel | wi-fi 6 ax411 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:wi-fi_6_ax411 |
| intel | wi-fi 6 ax211 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:wi-fi_6_ax211_firmware |
| intel | wi-fi 6 ax211 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:wi-fi_6_ax211 |
| intel | wi-fi 6 ax210 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:wi-fi_6_ax210_firmware |
| intel | wi-fi 6 ax210 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:wi-fi_6_ax210 |
| intel | wi-fi 6 ax201 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:wi-fi_6_ax201_firmware |
| intel | wi-fi 6 ax201 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:wi-fi_6_ax201 |
| intel | wi-fi 6 ax200 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware |
| intel | wi-fi 6 ax200 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:wi-fi_6_ax200 |
| intel | wireless-ac 9560 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:wireless-ac_9560_firmware |
| intel | wireless-ac 9560 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9560 |
and 24 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- intel dual band wireless-ac 3165 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel dual band wireless-ac 3168 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel dual band wireless-ac 8260 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel dual band wireless-ac 8265 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel killer wi-fi 6 ax1650 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel killer wi-fi 6e ax1675 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel killer wi-fi 6e ax1690 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel killer wireless-ac 1550 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel wi-fi 6 ax200 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel wi-fi 6 ax201 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel wi-fi 6 ax210 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel wi-fi 6 ax211 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel wi-fi 6 ax411 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel wireless 7265 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel wireless-ac 9260 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel wireless-ac 9461 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel wireless-ac 9462 firmwarebefore 22.120
- intel wireless-ac 9560 firmwarebefore 22.120
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (intel). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products
- before version 22.120affected
Same product
intel: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-33847Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products before version 22.120 31Monitor
- CVE-2021-23179Out of bounds read in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products before version 22.120 may allow 28Monitor
- CVE-2021-26950Out of bounds read in firmware for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) and Killer(TM) Bluetooth(R) products before version 22.120 may allow 22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.