CVE-2006-7246
NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication...
NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication is used.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication is used.
- Record
CVE-2006-7246- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.2 Low
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication is used.
- Record
CVE-2006-7246- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-7223 No score
NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication is used.
- Record
EUVD-2006-7223- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fg6-64q2-8jgx No score
NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication...
NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication is used.
- Record
GHSA-4fg6-64q2-8jgx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication is used.
- Record
CVE-2006-7246- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-7246
NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication is used.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7246- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10152-1 No score
NetworkManager-1.4.2-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the NetworkManager-1.4.2-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10152-1- 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 |
NetworkManageropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.4.2-1.2 | 1.4.2-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| 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-2006-7246 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Gnome Networkmanager, published January 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in network-manager 0.9.4.0-1.