CVE-2019-9498

CVE-2019-9498 describes a critical vulnerability in the EAP-PWD implementation of hostapd and wpa_supplicant, affecting versions up to 2.4 (SAE) and 2.7 (EAP-PWD) respectively, when built against crypto libraries lacking explicit validation. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending invalid scalar/element values during EAP-pwd-Commit, bypassing authentication to gain session keys and network access without knowing the password. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it has high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level despite its severity.