CVE-2018-5797 is a critical vulnerability affecting Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and 5.9.x before 5.9.1.3. It involves a hardcoded AES key (Smint_encrypt) that an attacker with wired port access can leverage to decrypt network traffic and obtain cleartext credentials. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability has an adjacent attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0, < 5.8.6.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremewireless_wing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.9.0, < 5.9.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremewireless_wing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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