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CVE-2020-17497

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-08-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Msg4/4.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source Advisory: through 1.8

References

• https://lists.01.org/hyperkitty/list/iwd%40lists.01.org/thread/4GUXL4Z6KZWWZINATGHNJVAEUTS3I7PG/
• https://lists.01.org/hyperkitty/list/iwd%40lists.01.org/thread/4GUXL4Z6KZWWZINATGHNJVAEUTS3I7PG/

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