Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi/Killer WiFi access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet, Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-40964. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel PROSet, Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi (Wireless LAN Software) (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2023 as intel-sa-00766. It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-40964 since 09/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/20/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239822 (TencentOS Server 3: linux-firmware bug fix and enhancement update (Important) (TSSA-2024:1152)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239822). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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CNA Base Score: 7.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 239822
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 3: linux-firmware bug fix and enhancement update (Important) (TSSA-2024:1152)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/27/2022 🔍
08/11/2023 +318 days 🔍
08/11/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/20/2025 +679 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00766
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-40964 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-40964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236927

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2023 09:15
Updated: 06/20/2025 04:27
Changes: 08/11/2023 09:15 (47), 09/08/2023 07:44 (12), 06/20/2025 04:27 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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