CVE-2026-20741
Local access flaw in Intel PROSet/Wireless drivers allows denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-20741 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-20741 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-20741?
CVE-2026-20741 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-20741?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-20741. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-20741 affect?
CVE-2026-20741 affects Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software, Intel Wi‑Fi device drivers, User endpoints/laptops. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-20741?
Apply vendor patch when released; restrict local access and enforce endpoint controls.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unprivileged local attacker can trigger driver DoS, disabling Wi‑Fi or crashing the endpoint, causing availability loss.
Patch when possible
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As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.