Intel PROSet Wireless Wi-Fi Software Kernel heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet Wireless Wi-Fi Software. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-40433. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet Wireless Wi-Fi Software (version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. The product writes past the end of a buffer that was allocated on the heap. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow for some Intel(R) PROSet Wireless Wi-Fi Software for Windows within Ring 0: Kernel may allow a denial of service. Network adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable denial of service. This result may potentially occur via adjacent network access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (high) and availability (high) impacts.

It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-40433 since 04/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/10/2026).

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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• Intel

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• PROSet Wireless Wi-Fi Software

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

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