Vulnerability Report

CVE-2022-37660

Title: W1.Fi Hostapd

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2022-37660.

CWE Category CWE-323
Published Date Feb 11, 2025
Modified Date Jul 14, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.38%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-37660: In hostapd 2.10 and earlier, the PKEX code remains active even after a successful PKEX association. An attacker that successfully bootstrapped public keys with another entity using PKEX in the past, will be able to subvert a future bootstrapping by passively observing public keys, re-using the encrypting element Qi and subtracting it from the captured message M (X = M - Qi). This will result in the public ephemeral key X; the only element required to subvert the PKEX association.

Impacted Vendors

H
hostapd 1
W
w1.fi 1

Reference Links

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10207-025-00988-3 https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=15af83cf1846870873a011ed4d714732f01cd2e4 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00019.html
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2022-37660 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.