Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-20778 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-20778 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20778?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.8, published 11 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software unspecified.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-20778?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-20778 attacked?
- It is attacked from the adjacent network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-20778?
- Check whether you run Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 Ax1650i\/S, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6e Ax1675i\/S, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6e Ax1675x\/W or one of the others listed at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
CVE-2026-20778 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software's Ring 0 kernel driver. The flaw can be exploited by an unauthenticated, unprivileged attacker via adjacent network access under specific conditions. The attack requires high complexity and the presence of particular attack prerequisites, but requires no user interaction. Exploitation leads to denial of service through system crash or instability. No information disclosure or integrity compromise occurs. Patches are available from Intel as part of INTEL-SA-01468 advisory released August 11, 2026.
Affected products
- Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software unspecified
Timeline
- 2026-08-11: disclosed
- 2026-09-22: advisory: Last revised INTEL-SA-01468