CVE-2020-17497 describes a high-severity vulnerability in Intel's iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through version 1.8, where an attacker can force a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Message 4/4. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.1 (High) and is exploitable over the adjacent network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts without user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:inet_wireless_daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.