CVE-2026-20752: intel proset\/wireless_wifi Improper Authentication

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20752 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Improper Authentication vulnerability in intel proset\/wireless_wifi. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-08-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 12-08-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.