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CVE-2018-14526
An issue was discovered in rsn_supp/wpa.c in wpa_supplicant 2.0 through 2.6. Under certain conditions, the integrity of EAPOL-Key messages…
Medium6.5EPSS 1.5%
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- mitre
Description
An issue was discovered in rsn_supp/wpa.c in wpa_supplicant 2.0 through 2.6. Under certain conditions, the integrity of EAPOL-Key messages is not checked, leading to a decryption oracle. An attacker within range of the Access Point and client can abuse the vulnerability to recover sensitive information.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- https://papers.mathyvanhoef.com/woot2018.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1041438 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://w1.fi/security/2018-1/unauthenticated-eapol-key-decryption.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-18:11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3107 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180809 [SECURITY] [DLA 1462-1] wpa security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-3745-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1345 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-344983.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-344-01 (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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