hostapd fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly.
Priority LOW 19CWE-826Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
hostapd fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly. When hostapd authenticates wi-fi devices with RADIUS authentication, an attacker in the position between the hostapd and the RADIUS server may inject crafted RADIUS packets and force RADIUS authentications to fail.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00775 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouni Malinen | hostapd | up to 2.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- hostapd VendorJouni Malinen Affected up to 2.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.11 | Vulnerable | Wi-Fi Alliance |
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.11 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24912
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97x4-g54c-4pvm
References
More Wi-Fi Alliance Hostapd vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10094 The Open Connectivity Foundation UPnP specification before 2020-04-17 does not forbid the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-07426 The implementations of SAE in hostapd before 2.10 and wpa_supplicant before 2.10 are… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07427 The implementations of EAP-pwd in hostapd before 2.10 and wpa_supplicant before 2.10 are… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-06933 Improper authentication in Wi-Fi Alliance hostapd with EAP-pwd support CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-09721 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) that supports IEEE 802.11r allows reinstallation of… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2019-06935 Origin validation error in Wi-Fi Alliance hostapd with EAP-pwd support CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-24912 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-24912 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-97x4-g54c-4pvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-24912 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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