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CVE-2012-2736
In NetworkManager 0.9.2.0, when a new wireless network was created with WPA/WPA2 security in AdHoc mode, it created an open/insecure…
Medium4.4EPSS 0.43%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
In NetworkManager 0.9.2.0, when a new wireless network was created with WPA/WPA2 security in AdHoc mode, it created an open/insecure network.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Weakness
- Insecure Permissions
- CWE-306 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-306 and its CVEs
Affected products
network-manager · network-manager
- affected 0.9.2.0
References (8)
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2736 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-2736 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-2736 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00049.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1483-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1483-2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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