Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi protection mechanism

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Intel PROSet and Wireless WiFi. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to protection mechanism. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-46329. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet and Wireless WiFi (Wireless LAN Software) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was published 08/11/2023 as intel-sa-00766. The advisory is available at intel.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-46329 since 12/06/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/08/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235571 (RockyLinux 8 : linux-firmware (RLSA-2024:3178)), 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 (235571). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Protection mechanism
CWE: CWE-693
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 235571
Nessus Name: RockyLinux 8 : linux-firmware (RLSA-2024:3178)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/06/2022 🔍
08/11/2023 +247 days 🔍
08/11/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/08/2025 +636 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00766
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-46329 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-46329
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236930

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2023 09:25
Updated: 05/08/2025 07:55
Changes: 08/11/2023 09:25 (47), 05/08/2025 07:55 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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