Improper directory permissions in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software before version 21.40 may allow an authenticated user to potentiall…

published 2019-11-14 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-2859

cvss: 7.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper directory permissions in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software before version 21.40 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service and information disclosure via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

intel proset/wireless_wifi 21.40

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Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	3.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software Security

Classification

Weakness

CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00288.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-11155
NVD CVE-2019-11155

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