CVE-2021-0165: Intel AMT Ac 8260 Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper input validation in firmware for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

Affected products

Intel AMT Ac 8260 Firmware: before 11.8.90 (fixed in 11.8.90)
Intel AMT Ac 8265 Firmware: before 11.8.90 (fixed in 11.8.90)
Intel AMT Ac 9260 Firmware: before 12.0.85 (fixed in 12.0.85)
Intel AMT Ac 9560 Firmware: before 12.0.85 (fixed in 12.0.85)
Intel AMT Wi-Fi 6 AX200 Firmware: before 12.0.85 (fixed in 12.0.85); from 14.0.0, before 14.1.60 (fixed in 14.1.60); from 15.0.0, before 15.0.35 (fixed in 15.0.35)
Intel AMT Wi-Fi 6 AX201 Firmware: from 14.0.0, before 14.1.60 (fixed in 14.1.60); from 15.0.0, before 15.0.35 (fixed in 15.0.35)
Intel AMT Wi-Fi 6 AX210 Firmware: before 15.0.35 (fixed in 15.0.35)
Intel Killer Ac 1550 Firmware: before 3.0 (fixed in 3.0)
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 Firmware: before 3.0 (fixed in 3.0)
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6e AX1675 Firmware: before 3.0 (fixed in 3.0)
Intel Proset Ac 3165 Firmware: before 22.60 (fixed in 22.60)
Intel Proset Ac 3168 Firmware: before 22.60 (fixed in 22.60)
Intel Proset Ac 8260 Firmware: before 22.60 (fixed in 22.60)
Intel Proset Ac 8265 Firmware: before 22.60 (fixed in 22.60)
Intel Proset Ac 9260 Firmware: before 22.60 (fixed in 22.60)
Intel Proset Ac 9461 Firmware: before 22.60 (fixed in 22.60)
Intel Proset Ac 9462 Firmware: before 22.60 (fixed in 22.60)
Intel Proset Ac 9560 Firmware: before 22.60 (fixed in 22.60)
Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6 AX200 Firmware: before 22.60 (fixed in 22.60)
Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6 AX201 Firmware: before 22.60 (fixed in 22.60)
Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6e AX210 Firmware: before 22.60 (fixed in 22.60)
Intel Proset Wireless 7265 (rev D) Firmware: before 22.60 (fixed in 22.60)

Published 2022-02-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.