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CVE-2012-2736

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2736 describes a vulnerability in NetworkManager 0.9.2.0 where creating a new WPA/WPA2 wireless network in AdHoc mode inadvertently resulted in an open, insecure network. This medium-severity flaw, affecting Canonical, Debian, GNOME, and OpenSUSE, has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating local access and low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.9.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0043 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 15,932 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

susepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: NetworkManager
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: NetworkManager

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-2736Low

NetworkManager: creating new WPA-secured wireless network results in insecure network being created instead

Jan 15, 2012

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00049.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / security/cve/cve-2012-2736
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2012-2736
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/4
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1483-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1483-2
Third Party Advisory