VDB-388628 · CVE-2026-24099 · GCVE-0-2026-24099

Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Intel PROSet and Wireless WiFi Software. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-24099. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet and Wireless WiFi Software (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Use after free for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows within Ring 0: Kernel may allow a denial of service. System software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable denial of service. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

The advisory is shared for download at intel.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-24099 since 01/29/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/11/2026).

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

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Productinfo

Type

Wireless LAN Software

Vendor

Intel

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/29/2026 CVE reserved
08/11/2026 +193 days Advisory disclosed
08/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-24099 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-24099
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-388628

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2026 22:56
Changes: 08/11/2026 22:56 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103