An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and…
Priority LOW 28CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and 5.9.x before 5.9.1.3. There is a Remote, Unauthenticated Heap Overflow in the HSD Process over the MINT (Media Independent Tunnel) Protocol on the WiNG Access Point via crafted packets.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00984 62nd 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:o:extremewireless:wing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 to before 5.8.6.9; 5.9.0 to before 5.9.1.3 | Vulnerable | Extremewireless |
- cpe:2.3:o:extremewireless:wing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 to before 5.8.6.9; 5.9.0 to before 5.9.1.3 Vulnerable ·Extremewireless
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5791
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fr2x-v9jv-fmr7
References
More Extremewireless Wing vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-04188 An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-04196 An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2018-04189 An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-04193 An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2018-04192 An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2018-04194 An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2018-5791 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-5791 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fr2x-v9jv-fmr7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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