{"id":87148,"date":"2026-07-08T18:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:34:31","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-20625-potential-denial-of-service-in-intel-r-proset-wireless-wifi-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20625-potential-denial-of-service-in-intel-r-proset-wireless-wifi-software\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-20625: Potential Denial of Service in Intel(R) PROSet\/Wireless WiFi Software<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-20625, is a serious flaw detected in some Intel(R) PROSet\/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows prior to version 23.110.0.5. The weakness allows unauthenticated users to potentially enable a denial of service attack via adjacent access. This vulnerability significantly impacts the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of systems running the affected software.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-20625
\nSeverity: High (7.4 CVSS Score)
\nAttack Vector: Adjacent Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Intel(R) PROSet\/Wireless WiFi Software | Before 23.110.0.5<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability manifests due to improper conditions check in some Intel(R) PROSet\/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows. An attacker within the adjacent network of the vulnerable system can exploit this flaw to initiate a denial of service attack. This attack could disrupt the normal functioning of the system, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

A conceptual example of how an attacker could exploit this vulnerability is not available. However, given that the exploit requires adjacent network access, it is plausible to infer that the attacker would need to be connected to the same local network as the vulnerable system. They could then potentially send malicious network packets to the targeted system to trigger the vulnerability.<\/p>\n

# Example malicious network packet\necho -e \"\\x00\\x00\\x00\\x00\" | nc -u target.example.com 12345<\/code><\/pre>\n
In the above pseudocode, the `echo` command generates a string of bytes, which are then sent to the targeted system (`target.example.com`) on a hypothetical port (`12345`) using the `nc` (netcat) command. This is a hypothetical scenario and may not precisely represent the actual exploitation of this vulnerability.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it’s available. In the interim, deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation by monitoring and blocking potential attack traffic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overview The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-20625, is a serious flaw detected in some Intel(R) PROSet\/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows prior to version 23.110.0.5. The weakness allows unauthenticated users to potentially enable a denial of service attack via adjacent access. This vulnerability significantly impacts the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of systems running the affected software. Vulnerability […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-87148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t