VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-52161

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-02-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

The Access Point functionality in eapol_auth_key_handle in eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) before 2.14 allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to a protected Wi-Fi network. An attacker can complete the EAPOL handshake by skipping Msg2/4 and instead sending Msg4/4 with an all-zero key.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references