An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the 802.11w security state handling for hostapd 2.6 connected clients with valid 802.11w sessions
Published Dec 12, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.57%
Description
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the 802.11w security state handling for hostapd 2.6 connected clients with valid 802.11w sessions. By simulating an incomplete new association, an attacker can trigger a deauthentication against stations using 802.11w, resulting in a denial of service.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product W1.f1 Defaultn/a
- Version hostapd version 2.6 on a Raspberry Pi.StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | W1.f1 | n/a |
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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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.57% (0.00568) | 45.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00545) | 44.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 25.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 24.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 22.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.28% (0.02283) | 51.78th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 31.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0850 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0850 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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