hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call.
Priority LOW 37CWE-332Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02372 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.6 | Vulnerable | Wi-Fi Alliance |
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10743
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9m94-6895-mgv3
References
Advisory 1
Other 5
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190328 [SECURITY] [DLA 1733-1] wpa security update
- [oss-security] 20200227 Hostapd fails at seeding PRNGS, leading to insufficient entropy (CVE-2016-10743 and CVE-2019-10064)
- [oss-security] 20200227 Re: Hostapd fails at seeding PRNGS, leading to insufficient entropy (CVE-2016-10743 and CVE-2019-10064)
- 20200227 Hostapd fails at seeding PRNGS, leading to insufficient entropy (CVE-2016-10743 and CVE-2019-10064)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156573/Hostapd-Insufficient-Entropy.html
More Wi-Fi Alliance Hostapd vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10094 The Open Connectivity Foundation UPnP specification before 2020-04-17 does not forbid the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-07426 The implementations of SAE in hostapd before 2.10 and wpa_supplicant before 2.10 are… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07427 The implementations of EAP-pwd in hostapd before 2.10 and wpa_supplicant before 2.10 are… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-06933 Improper authentication in Wi-Fi Alliance hostapd with EAP-pwd support CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-09721 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) that supports IEEE 802.11r allows reinstallation of… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2019-06935 Origin validation error in Wi-Fi Alliance hostapd with EAP-pwd support CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-10743 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10743 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9m94-6895-mgv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-10743 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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