CVE-2020-17497

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK...

8.1 HighFix available

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Msg4/4.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.69%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.1

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Msg4/4.

Record: CVE-2020-17497
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.8 MediumAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Msg4/4.

Record: CVE-2020-17497
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-9445 No score

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Msg4/4.

Record: EUVD-2020-9445
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7p8g-gc82-mr3q No score

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK...

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Msg4/4.

Record: GHSA-7p8g-gc82-mr3q
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.1

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Msg4/4.

Record: CVE-2020-17497
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-17497 8.1

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Msg4/4.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17497
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-17497 8.1

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Msg4/4.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17497
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

intel inet wireless daemon

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`iwd` Debian:12	before 1.9-1	1.9-1
`iwd` Debian:13	before 1.9-1	1.9-1
`iwd` Debian:14	before 1.9-1	1.9-1
`iwd` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.21-10.23-11.0-11.1-11.2-11.2-21.4-11.5-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-17497 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Intel Inet Wireless Daemon, published August 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in iwd 1.9-1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

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In short

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