An issue in wpa_supplicant all versions before v.2.12 allows a local attacker to bypass proper network context and AKMP matching for PMKSA caching via missing validation in the driver based PMKSA selection path in wpa.c

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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title wpa_supplicant: wpa_supplicant: Security bypass via missing PMKSA validation
Weaknesses CWE-322
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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared W1.fi
W1.fi wpa Supplicant
Vendors & Products W1.fi
W1.fi wpa Supplicant

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Description An issue in wpa_supplicant all versions before v.2.12 allows a local attacker to bypass proper network context and AKMP matching for PMKSA caching via missing validation in the driver based PMKSA selection path in wpa.c
Weaknesses CWE-346
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T20:11:10.449Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-78807

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T18:16:58.120

Modified: 2026-09-11T21:17:16.723

Link: CVE-2026-78807

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-78807 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-09-13T19:15:14Z

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