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CVE-2023-52424

The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an...

7.4 HighFix available

The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an unintended or untrusted network with Home WEP, Home WPA3 SAE-loop. Enterprise 802.1X/EAP, Mesh AMPE, or FILS, aka an "SSID Confusion" issue. This occurs because the SSID is not always used to derive the pairwise master key or session keys, and because there is not a protected exchange of an SSID during a 4-way handshake.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.71%Up 0.7 points since Feb 14, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.4

The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an unintended or untrusted network with Home WEP, Home WPA3 SAE-loop. Enterprise 802.1X/EAP, Mesh AMPE, or FILS, aka an "SSID Confusion" issue. This occurs because the SSID is not always used to derive the pairwise master key or session keys, and because there is not a protected exchange of an SSID during a 4-way handshake.

Record
CVE-2023-52424
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-304
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-57051 7.4

The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an unintended or untrusted network with Home WEP, Home WPA3 SAE-loop. Enterprise 802.1X/EAP, Mesh AMPE, or FILS, aka an "SSID Confusion" issue. This occurs because the SSID is not always used to derive the pairwise master key or session keys, and because there is not a protected exchange of an SSID during a 4-way handshake.

Record
EUVD-2023-57051
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mh3c-527f-cwqv 7.4

The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an...

The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an unintended or untrusted network with Home WEP, Home WPA3 SAE-loop. Enterprise 802.1X/EAP, Mesh AMPE, or FILS, aka an "SSID Confusion" issue. This occurs because the SSID is not always used to derive the pairwise master key or session keys, and because there is not a protected exchange of an SSID during a 4-way handshake.

Record
GHSA-mh3c-527f-cwqv
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-304
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.4

The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an unintended or untrusted network with Home WEP, Home WPA3 SAE-loop. Enterprise 802.1X/EAP, Mesh AMPE, or FILS, aka an "SSID Confusion" issue. This occurs because the SSID is not always used to derive the pairwise master key or session keys, and because there is not a protected exchange of an SSID during a 4-way handshake.

Record
CVE-2023-52424
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-304
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52424 7.4

The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an unintended or untrusted network with Home WEP, Home WPA3 SAE-loop. Enterprise 802.1X/EAP, Mesh AMPE, or FILS, aka an "SSID Confusion" issue. This occurs because the SSID is not always used to derive the pairwise master key or session keys, and because there is not a protected exchange of an SSID during a 4-way handshake.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52424
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2024-0322 No score

Updated hostapd & wpa_supplicant packages fix security vulnerability

The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an unintended or untrusted network with Home WEP, Home WPA3 SAE-loop. Enterprise 802.1X/EAP, Mesh AMPE, or FILS, aka an "SSID Confusion" issue. This occurs because the SSID is not always used to derive the pairwise master key or session keys, and because there is not a protected exchange of an SSID during a 4-way handshake.

Record
MGASA-2024-0322
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14338-1 No score

wpa_supplicant-2.11-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the wpa_supplicant-2.11-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14338-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14890-1 No score

hostapd-2.11-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the hostapd-2.11-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14890-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
hostapd
Mageia:9
before 2.11-1.mga9
2.11-1.mga9
wpa_supplicant
Mageia:9
before 2.11-1.mga9
2.11-1.mga9
wpa_supplicant
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 2.11-1.1
2.11-1.1
hostapd
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.11-2.1
2.11-2.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affected
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2023-52424 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Ieee 802.11 Wireless Protocol, published May 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in hostapd 2.11-1.mga9.

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