Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2026· Updated Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-20752
CVE-2026-20752
Description
Improper authentication for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software within Ring 0: Kernel may allow an information disclosure. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable data exposure. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (none) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
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References
1- intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01468.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
News mentions
1- Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software: 21 Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Posing DoS and Privilege Escalation RisksVypr Intelligence · Aug 11, 2026