Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-20795 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-20795 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20795?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.4, published 11 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software <UNKNOWN>.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-20795?
- 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-2026-20795 attacked?
- It is attacked from the adjacent network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-20795?
- 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-2026-20795 involves improper buffer restrictions in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software Ring 2 device drivers for Windows. The vulnerability allows a network-adjacent, unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service condition via crafted network traffic. Low attack complexity and no user interaction is required. The affected driver code does not properly validate buffer boundaries before processing incoming wireless frames, allowing an attacker on the same network segment to cause a system crash or hang. Intel has released firmware and driver updates to address this and related vulnerabilities in the advisory INTEL-SA-01422.
Affected products
- Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-08-11: disclosed
- 2026-08-11: advisory: INTEL-SA-01422