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TI-2020-13249 Aliases CVE-2020-17497GHSA-7p8g-gc82-mr3q

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK…

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Msg4/4.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00694 53rd 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:a:intel:inet_wireless_daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.8VulnerableIntel
  • cpe:2.3:a:intel:inet_wireless_daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.8 Vulnerable ·Intel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-17497
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7p8g-gc82-mr3q

References

Other 1

  • TI-2023-28595 The Access Point functionality in eapol_auth_key_handle in eapol.c in iNet wireless… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-18666 p2putil.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 2.15 allows attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-06962 Improper buffer restrictions in the Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source before version 1.5… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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