Intel PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi Software for Windows: Denial of service via resource release flaw
Summary
Intel PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi Software for Windows contains an improper resource shutdown or release flaw (CWE-404) in Ring 3 user applications. An authenticated, unprivileged local user can trigger a denial of service, disrupting availability without affecting confidentiality or integrity. No user interaction is required, but the attacker needs local access to the system.
Affected
- Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi Software for Windows (affected versions: See references, exact range unknown)
- Unknown.
Fixed in
Unknown. Check Intel advisory INTEL-SA-01530 for fixed versions.
Workaround
Unknown. No vendor-documented workaround found. Patching is the practical control.
Exploitation
- Not known to be exploited.
- No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, according to OffSeq (machine-generated analysis).
Our recommendation
- Inventory Windows endpoints with Intel Wi-Fi adapters, including adapter model and driver version.
- Check Intel advisory INTEL-SA-01530 for affected and fixed versions and compare with the inventory.
- Deploy the fixed Intel PROSet/Wi-Fi driver package once confirmed, together with current Windows Updates.
- Treat legacy adapters on Windows 10 32-bit (7265 Rev. D, 3165, 3168) as a tracked exception, as they may only receive security updates.
- Prioritise shared or kiosk PCs with many user logins.
- Re-check NVD and the Intel advisory after NVD analysis is complete.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-01530 intel.com
- OffSeq Radar: CVE-2026-33275 radar.offseq.com
- Strix: CVE-2026-33275 www.strix.ai
- Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Wi-Fi Drivers for IT Administrators www.intel.com
- Intel legacy wireless products support article www.intel.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 11 Nov 2026, 10:47.
Original description (NVD)
Improper resource shutdown or release for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi Software for Windows within Ring 3: User Applications may allow a denial of service. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable denial of service. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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