CVE-2022-41859
In freeradius, the EAP-PWD function compute_password_element() leaks information about the password which allows an attacker to substantially reduce the size of an offline dictionary attack.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In freeradius, the EAP-PWD function compute_password_element() leaks information about the password which allows an attacker to substantially reduce the size of an offline dictionary attack.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.87% probability · 58th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-522
- Affected
- freeradius/freeradius
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://freeradius.org/security/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/commit/9e5e8f2fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://freeradius.org/security/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/commit/9e5e8f2fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00030.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.