TI-2023-28595 Aliases CVE-2023-52161 GHSA-22f2-7248-9pxp

The Access Point functionality in eapol_auth_key_handle in eapol.c in iNet wireless…

MEDIUM 41CWE-287Published 2024-02-22 · Updated 2025-11-04

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

The Access Point functionality in eapol_auth_key_handle in eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) before 2.14 allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to a protected Wi-Fi network. An attacker can complete the EAPOL handshake by skipping Msg2/4 and instead sending Msg4/4 with an all-zero key.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01103 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

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:intel:inet_wireless_daemon::::::::	before 2.14	Vulnerable	Intel

cpe:2.3:a:intel:inet_wireless_daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.14 Vulnerable ·Intel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52161
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-22f2-7248-9pxp

References

Patch 1

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/wireless/iwd.git/commit/?id=6415420f1c92012f64063c131480ffcef58e60ca

Advisory 6

Other 1

https://iwd.wiki.kernel.org/

TI-2020-13249 eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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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