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Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2025· Updated Jul 14, 2026

CVE-2022-37660

CVE-2022-37660

Description

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.

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Affected products

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  • W1.fi/Hostapd3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.10
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.10

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