Low severity · published Mar 12, 2025
CVE-2025-24912
hostapd fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly
3.7
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
hostapd fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly. When hostapd authenticates wi-fi devices with RADIUS authentication, an attacker in the position between the hostapd and the RADIUS server may inject crafted RADIUS packets and force RADIUS authentications to fail.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HO
Hostapd · W1.fi
through 2.11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24912
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24912
Third Party Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN19358384/
Patch
https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=339a334551ca911187cc870f4f97ef08e11db109
Patch
https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=726432d7622cc0088ac353d073b59628b590ea44
Product
https://w1.fi/hostapd/
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