CVE-2012-2736
In NetworkManager 0.9.2.0, when a new wireless network was created with WPA/WPA2 security in...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2736- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2736- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2716 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2716- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j857-gcqp-8fmp
In NetworkManager 0.9.2.0, when a new wireless network was created with WPA/WPA2 security in...
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.
- Record
GHSA-j857-gcqp-8fmp- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2736- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2736
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2736- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
network-managerDebian:12 |
before 0.9.4.0-1 | 0.9.4.0-1 |
network-managerDebian:13 |
before 0.9.4.0-1 | 0.9.4.0-1 |
network-managerDebian:14 |
before 0.9.4.0-1 | 0.9.4.0-1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2736 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Gnome Networkmanager, published December 26, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. Fixed in network-manager 0.9.4.0-1.