Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows: Heap-based buffer overflow
Summary
Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows contains a heap-based buffer overflow in a component running in Ring 0 (kernel). According to the description, an attacker within Wi-Fi radio range (adjacent network access) without privileges or user interaction can cause a denial of service, i.e. a system crash. The CVSS vector additionally rates integrity and availability impacts as high, which the description does not confirm, so the advisory must be checked.
Affected
Unknown. The available excerpt of Intel advisory INTEL-SA-01530 does not list affected versions.
Fixed in
Unknown. Do not assume a fixed version from INTEL-SA-01468, which covers a different set of CVEs.
Workaround
Unknown. No vendor workaround was found.
Exploitation
Unknown. No public proof of concept or evidence of exploitation was found, and the NVD record is still in status "Received".
Our recommendation
- Read INTEL-SA-01530 and record the affected and fixed driver versions.
- Update Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi software and drivers to the fixed version as soon as it is confirmed, through the normal driver update cycle.
- Avoid untrusted public Wi-Fi networks with Windows laptops, especially in hotels, trade fairs and co-working spaces.
- Re-check NVD and CISA KEV for changes.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-01530 intel.com
- Intel PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi driver downloads www.intel.com
- Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-01468 (different CVE set) 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 10 Nov 2026, 19:26.
Original description (NVD)
Heap-based buffer overflow for some Intel(R) PROSet Wireless Wi-Fi Software for Windows within Ring 0: Kernel may allow a denial of service. Network adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable denial of service. This result may potentially occur via adjacent network 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 (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (high) and availability (high) 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)
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