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CVE-2021-26257· NVD / CVE Program· CNA intel

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.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Aug 18, 2022
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 8th percentile
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Action score

22

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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

VendorProduct
intelwi-fi 6 ax411 firmware
intelwi-fi 6 ax411
intelwi-fi 6 ax211 firmware
intelwi-fi 6 ax211
intelwi-fi 6 ax210 firmware
intelwi-fi 6 ax210
intelwi-fi 6 ax201 firmware
intelwi-fi 6 ax201
intelwi-fi 6 ax200 firmware
intelwi-fi 6 ax200
intelwireless-ac 9560 firmware
intelwireless-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

Other 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.

EPSS, last 120 days

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.

Finders, 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

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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