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HIGH · 7.8

CVE-2026-20789

Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows within Ring 2: Device Drivers may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthen...

Vulnerability Description

Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows within Ring 2: Device Drivers may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable local code execution. 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 (low), integrity (low) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (low) and availability (low) impacts.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
IntelProset\/Wireless Wifi< 24.10.0
IntelKiller Wi-Fi 6 Ax1650I\/S-
IntelKiller Wi-Fi 6E Ax1675I\/S-
IntelKiller Wi-Fi 6E Ax1675X\/W-
IntelKiller Wi-Fi 7 Be1750I\/S-
IntelKiller Wi-Fi 7 Be1750X\/W-
IntelKiller Wi-Fi 7 Be1775I\/S-
IntelWi-Fi 6 Ax200-
IntelWi-Fi 6 Ax201-
IntelWi-Fi 6 Ax210-
IntelWi-Fi 6E Ax211-
IntelWi-Fi 7 Be200-
IntelWi-Fi 7 Be201-
IntelWi-Fi 7 Be211-
IntelWi-Fi 7 Be213-
IntelWireless-Ac 9461-
IntelWireless-Ac 9462-
IntelWireless-Ac 9560-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-20789?

CVE-2026-20789 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows within Ring 2: Device Drivers may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthen...

How severe is CVE-2026-20789?

CVE-2026-20789 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-20789?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 Ax1650I\/S, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E Ax1675I\/S, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E Ax1675X\/W, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 Be1750I\/S.