NetworkManager: creating new WPA-secured wireless network results in insecure network being created instead
Published Dec 26, 2019
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.43%
Description
In NetworkManager 0.9.2.0, when a new wireless network was created with WPA/WPA2 security in AdHoc mode, it created an open/insecure network.
Affected products
-
- Version 0.9.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network-Manager | Network-Manager | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- 0.9.2.0
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
Configuration 3
- 10.04
- 11.04
- 11.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
NetworkManager
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
NetworkManager
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | NetworkManager | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | NetworkManager | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/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 1, 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 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00428) | 34.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00428) | 33.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 18.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00049.html x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/2 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/4 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1483-1 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1483-2 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2736 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-2736 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782627 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-2736 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2736
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2736 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2736
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