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TI-2018-04197 Aliases CVE-2018-5797GHSA-3jvr-3w2h-527p

An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and…

Priority LOW 33CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

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 an Smint_encrypt Hardcoded AES Key that can be used for packet decryption (obtaining cleartext credentials) by an attacker who has access to a wired port.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00461 40th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremewireless_wing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 to before 5.8.6.9; 5.9.0 to before 5.9.1.3VulnerableExtreme Networks
  • cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremewireless_wing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 to before 5.8.6.9; 5.9.0 to before 5.9.1.3 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5797
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jvr-3w2h-527p

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-04187 An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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