Vulnerability in Alfa Awus036h

CVE-2020-26140

An issue was discovered in the ALFA Windows 10 driver 6.1316.1209 for AWUS036H. The WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA3 implementations accept plaintext frames in a protected Wi-Fi network. An adversary can abuse this to inject arbitrary data frames…

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.029 (85.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26140?
CVE-2020-26140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alfa Awus036h, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-26140?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-26140 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.