CVE-2022-37660 (GCVE-0-2022-37660)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-11 00:00 – Updated: 2026-07-14 11:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-13 14:18 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-323 - Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens | SIDIS Secured SmartPlug |
Affected:
0 , < V7.26.0310
(custom)
|
guessed |
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