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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-40039

A remote attacker (in proximity to a Wi-Fi network) can derive the default WPA2-PSK value by observing a beacon frame.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.21%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered on ARRIS TG852G, TG862G, and TG1672G devices. A remote attacker (in proximity to a Wi-Fi network) can derive the default WPA2-PSK value by observing a beacon frame.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.21% probability · 67th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-284
Affected
arris/tg852g firmware · arris/tg862g firmware · arris/tg1672g firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.