CVE-2019-9498
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.022 · 83 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The implementations of EAP-PWD in hostapd EAP Server, when built against a crypto library missing explicit validation on imported elements, do not validate the scalar and element values in EAP-pwd-Commit. An attacker may be able to use invalid scalar/element values to complete authentication, gaining session key and network access without needing or learning the password. Both hostapd with SAE support and wpa_supplicant with SAE support prior to and including version 2.4 are affected. Both hostapd with EAP-pwd support and wpa_supplicant with EAP-pwd support prior to and including version 2.7 are affected.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.1
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affected products (27)
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references (41)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00021.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4430cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-107cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00030.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/56OBBOJJSKRTDGEXZOVFSTP4HDSDBLAE/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVMJOFEYBGXZLFF5IOLW67SSOPKFEJP3/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TDOZGR3T7FVO5JSZWK2QPR7AOFIEJTIZ/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9498cnnvd
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