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CVE-2026-20727

HIGH · CVSS 8.3 EPSS 0.17%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-08-11 · Last synced 2026-08-16

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The vulnerability affects the Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows, allowing unprivileged attackers to exploit a null pointer dereference in the kernel, leading to a denial of service. This high-severity flaw can be triggered without user interaction and requires only adjacent access, posing a significant risk to system availability. Organizations using affected Windows systems should prioritize patching to mitigate potential service disruptions.

CVE
CVE-2026-20727
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.3
EPSS
0.17%
Windows

Original NVD Description

Null pointer dereference for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows within Ring 0: Kernel may allow a denial of service. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable denial of service. This result may potentially occur via adjacent 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 (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (high) impacts.