# What is CVE-2021-0162? > CVE-2021-0162 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) in Amt Ac 8260 Firmware from Intel, published on 9 February 2022. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.4%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix. Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2021-0162 ## At a glance - **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. - **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 46 out of 100 (Medium); action: Plan remediation. Kept up to date as the evidence changes. - **Severity:** High (CVSS 8.8 out of 10) - **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today - **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 0.4% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast) - **Published:** 9 February 2022 - **Record last updated:** 5 May 2025 - **Main product:** Amt Ac 8260 Firmware from Intel - **Affected products:** 44 ## What is CVE-2021-0162? In plain terms An attacker has to be on the same local network without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline. ### The official description Improper input validation in software for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access. ### What kind of flaw is it? - CWE-20: Improper Input Validation ### How an attack on it works - Where an attacker can be: On the same local network - How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions - Login needed first: No login needed - Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything - What an attacker gets: Can read data, change data and take it offline Severity vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` ## Is CVE-2021-0162 being exploited? Not that we know of It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%. ### Timeline - 9 February 2022: Published - 5 May 2025: Record last updated ### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it CVE-2021-0162 scores **46 out of 100 (Medium)**, with the action "Plan remediation". Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less: - Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor - How severe it is: strong factor - How widely exposed it is: key context - Real threat activity around it: key context 85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it. ## Who is affected by CVE-2021-0162? The published record lists 44 products. Versions are as published: "before 11.8.90" means every version up to, but not including, 11.8.90. - [Amt Ac 8260 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_ac_8260_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 11.8.90 - [Amt Wi-Fi 6 Ax200 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 12.0.85, 14.0.0 to before 14.1.60, 15.0.0 to before 15.0.35 - [Amt Wi-Fi 6 Ax201 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_wi-fi_6_ax201_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): 14.0.0 to before 14.1.60, 15.0.0 to before 15.0.35 - [Amt Ac 8260](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_ac_8260) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Amt Ac 8265](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_ac_8265) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Amt Ac 8265 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_ac_8265_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 11.8.90 - [Amt Ac 9260](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_ac_9260) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Amt Ac 9260 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_ac_9260_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 12.0.85 - [Amt Ac 9560](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_ac_9560) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Amt Ac 9560 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_ac_9560_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 12.0.85 - [Amt Wi-Fi 6 Ax200](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_wi-fi_6_ax200) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Amt Wi-Fi 6 Ax201](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_wi-fi_6_ax201) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Amt Wi-Fi 6 Ax210](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_wi-fi_6_ax210) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Amt Wi-Fi 6 Ax210 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/amt_wi-fi_6_ax210_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 15.0.35 - [Killer Ac 1550](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/killer_ac_1550) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Killer Ac 1550 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/killer_ac_1550_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 3.0 - [Killer Wi-Fi 6 Ax1650](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/killer_wi-fi_6_ax1650) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Killer Wi-Fi 6 Ax1650 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/killer_wi-fi_6_ax1650_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 3.0 - [Killer Wi-Fi 6e Ax1675](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/killer_wi-fi_6e_ax1675) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Killer Wi-Fi 6e Ax1675 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/killer_wi-fi_6e_ax1675_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 3.0 - [Proset Ac 3165](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_3165) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Proset Ac 3165 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_3165_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 22.60 - [Proset Ac 3168](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_3168) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Proset Ac 3168 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_3168_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 22.60 - [Proset Ac 8260](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_8260) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Proset Ac 8260 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_8260_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 22.60 - [Proset Ac 8265](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_8265) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Proset Ac 8265 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_8265_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 22.60 - [Proset Ac 9260](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_9260) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Proset Ac 9260 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_9260_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 22.60 - [Proset Ac 9461](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_9461) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Proset Ac 9461 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_9461_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 22.60 - [Proset Ac 9462](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_9462) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Proset Ac 9462 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_9462_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 22.60 - [Proset Ac 9560](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_9560) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Proset Ac 9560 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_ac_9560_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 22.60 - [Proset Wi-Fi 6 Ax200](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_wi-fi_6_ax200) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Proset Wi-Fi 6 Ax200 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 22.60 - [Proset Wi-Fi 6 Ax201](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_wi-fi_6_ax201) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Proset Wi-Fi 6 Ax201 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_wi-fi_6_ax201_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 22.60 - [Proset Wi-Fi 6e Ax210](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_wi-fi_6e_ax210) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Proset Wi-Fi 6e Ax210 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/proset_wi-fi_6e_ax210_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 22.60 - Proset Wireless 7265 (rev D) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - Proset Wireless 7265 (rev D) Firmware by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): before 22.60 ## How do I fix CVE-2021-0162? 1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list. 2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list. 3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in. 4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood. ### References - [intel.com](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html) (Vendor advisory) ## Questions ### What is CVE-2021-0162? CVE-2021-0162 is a high-severity flaw in Amt Ac 8260 Firmware from Intel, published on 9 February 2022. An attacker has to be on the same local network without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline. ### How serious is CVE-2021-0162? It scores 8.8 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is high. Our risk score for CVE-2021-0162 is 46 out of 100, which is Medium. Its action is "Plan remediation". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. ### Is CVE-2021-0162 being exploited? It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. ### Which versions does CVE-2021-0162 affect? For Amt Ac 8260 Firmware from Intel: before 11.8.90. The record lists 44 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page. ### How do I fix CVE-2021-0162? Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. 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