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
History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title wpa_supplicant: wpa_supplicant: Security bypass via missing PMKSA validation
Weaknesses CWE-322
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-78807

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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

Modified: 2026-09-22T19:56:19.073

Link: CVE-2026-78807

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

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

Links: CVE-2026-78807 - Bugzilla