The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not warn the user when (1) it establishes an association with a station in ad hoc (aka peer-to-peer) mode or (2) a station in ad hoc mode establishes an association with it, which allows remote attackers to put unexpected wireless communication into place
Published Jan 22, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 18.25%
Description
The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not warn the user when (1) it establishes an association with a station in ad hoc (aka peer-to-peer) mode or (2) a station in ad hoc mode establishes an association with it, which allows remote attackers to put unexpected wireless communication into place.
Affected products
No data.
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- r2
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 18.25% (0.18246) | 97.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.07% (0.18074) | 96.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 19.50% (0.19496) | 95.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 29.31% (0.29308) | 96.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 34.08% (0.34079) | 96.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 28.85% (0.28850) | 96.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 38.47% (0.38473) | 95.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 28.85% (0.28850) | 96.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 10.29% (0.10293) | 94.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 15.60% (0.15605) | 95.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2024 | 29.11% (0.29110) | 96.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 13, 2023 | 47.13% (0.47127) | 97.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 50.32% (0.50325) | 96.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 50.41% (0.50411) | 96.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 16.86% (0.16864) | 96.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 16.86% (0.16864) | 95.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 16.86% (0.16864) | 92.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/349 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015489 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.nmrc.org/pub/advise/20060114.txt x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0D2KHHO.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421868/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.theta44.org/karma/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24157 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/349 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015489 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.nmrc.org/pub/advise/20060114.txt | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0D2KHHO.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421868/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.theta44.org/karma/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24157 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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