CVE-2025-20026
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOut-of-bounds read for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows before version 23.100 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows versions prior to 23.100. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access can trigger the vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 23.100.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software is installedOpen Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion' in PowerShell, and look for an entry named Intel PROSet/Wireless or Intel WirelessAffected if The software is not listed in installed programs
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Check the installed version numberRun 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Intel\ProSet\* -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object Version' or check the version displayed in Programs and Features for Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi entryAffected if The displayed version number is lower than 23.100.0
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Check WiFi driver version via command lineRun 'netsh wlan show drivers' and examine the 'Driver Version' field - Intel wireless drivers bundled with PROSet typically show the driver version matching the PROSet versionAffected if The driver version shown is lower than 23.100.0
A system is affected if Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software is installed and its version is below 23.100.0
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped23.100.0
Update Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software to version 23.100 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
23.100.0 or later
- Identify the current version of Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software installed on the system
- Download Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software version 23.100.0 or later from Intel's official support website
- Run the installer and follow the on-screen prompts to update the software
- Restart the system if prompted to complete the installation
- Verify the updated version is correctly installed
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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