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    CVE-2023-52161

    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.

    Published:Feb 22, 2024
    Last Modified:Nov 4, 2025
    EPS:Feb 22, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00264
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Intel
    Product
    Inet Wireless Daemon

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-287 Improper Authentication

    References

    https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/wireless/iwd.git/commit/?id=6415420f1c92012f64063c131480ffcef58e60ca
    https://iwd.wiki.kernel.org/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KSGT4IZ23CJBOQA3AFYEMBJ5OHFZBMK/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AYRPQ3OLV3GGLUCDYWBHU34DLBLM62XJ/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FOQ6VEE3CPJAQLMMGMLCYDGWHVG7UCJI/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TL2CFNWBL2E6AT2SIY2PR3IAWVCDYJZQ/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZTPXEPTMASG37NDGAQMH2OTM6OPIP5A/
    https://www.top10vpn.com/research/wifi-vulnerabilities/
    https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/wireless/iwd.git/commit/?id=6415420f1c92012f64063c131480ffcef58e60ca
    https://iwd.wiki.kernel.org/
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00008.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KSGT4IZ23CJBOQA3AFYEMBJ5OHFZBMK/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AYRPQ3OLV3GGLUCDYWBHU34DLBLM62XJ/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FOQ6VEE3CPJAQLMMGMLCYDGWHVG7UCJI/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TL2CFNWBL2E6AT2SIY2PR3IAWVCDYJZQ/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZTPXEPTMASG37NDGAQMH2OTM6OPIP5A/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4KSGT4IZ23CJBOQA3AFYEMBJ5OHFZBMK/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FOQ6VEE3CPJAQLMMGMLCYDGWHVG7UCJI/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TL2CFNWBL2E6AT2SIY2PR3IAWVCDYJZQ/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZZTPXEPTMASG37NDGAQMH2OTM6OPIP5A/
    https://www.top10vpn.com/research/wifi-vulnerabilities/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High