CVE-2023-40536

Service interruption via undisclosed race condition

Published May 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Race condition in Intel PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi Software before 23.20 allows attackers to interrupt service via adjacent access. Intel has not disclosed the affected code locus or the concurrent operation that mishandles access to the alternate channel. The issue requires an affected Intel wireless adapter on Windows 10 or 11 and can disrupt wireless service without exposing or modifying data.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Race condition in Intel PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi Software before 23.20 allows attackers to interrupt service via adjacent access. Intel has not disclosed the affected code locus or the concurrent operation that mishandles access to the alternate channel. The issue requires an affected Intel wireless adapter on Windows 10 or 11 and can disrupt wireless service without exposing or modifying data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-40536
Published
May 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi Software
Classifications
CWE-421, T1499
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 23.20

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi Softwareversion=before version 23.20

Published CVSS scores

4.3Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-421Race Condition During Access to Alternate Channel
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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