(WPA-Enterprise): Verify that the certificate is from trusted CA and matches the specified subject
Published Jan 27, 2020
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.88%
Description
NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication is used.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 0.9.0 · ≤ 0.9.9.98
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
- 11
- 11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
NetworkManager
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wpa_supplicant
Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
NetworkManager
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wpa_supplicant
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
NetworkManager
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wpa_supplicant
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | NetworkManager | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wpa_supplicant | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | NetworkManager | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wpa_supplicant | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | NetworkManager | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wpa_supplicant | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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 3, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 57.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 54.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00095) | 24.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 51.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 49.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 44.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/22/2 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7246 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=341323 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=574266 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=756418 Issue Tracking
- https://lwn.net/Articles/468868/ x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7246
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7246
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/22/2 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7246 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=341323 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=574266 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=756418 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lwn.net/Articles/468868/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7246 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7246 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.