An issue was discovered in the kernel in OpenBSD 6.6.
Priority LOW 28CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the kernel in OpenBSD 6.6. The WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA3 implementations treat fragmented frames as full frames. An adversary can abuse this to inject arbitrary network packets, independent of the network configuration.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02076 81st 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
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: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26142
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2g3-x645-4qw2
References
Advisory 5
- 20210511 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Frame Aggregation and Fragmentation Implementations of 802.11 Specification Affecting Cisco Products: May 2021
- https://www.fragattacks.com
- https://github.com/vanhoefm/fragattacks/blob/master/SUMMARY.md
- [oss-security] 20210511 various 802.11 security issues - fragattacks.com
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12602-security-advisory-63
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- TI-2004-00444 Heap-based buffer overflow in proxy_util.c for mod_proxy in Apache 1.3.25 to 1.3.31… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2020-26142 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-26142 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f2g3-x645-4qw2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-26142 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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