What is CVE-2025-24912?

CVE-2025-24912 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jouni Malinen Hostapd, classified under CWE-826. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2025-03-12.

How severe is CVE-2025-24912?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jouni Malinen Hostapd

CVE-2025-24912

hostapd fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly. When hostapd authenticates wi-fi devices with RADIUS authentication, an attacker in the position between the hostapd and the RADIUS server may inject crafted RADIUS packets and force RADIUS authentications to fail.

Published 2025-03-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Jouni Malinen Hostapd — versions 2.11 and earlier
W1.fi Hostapd

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-826

References

w1.fi/hostapd/ (Product)
w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/ (Patch)
w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/ (Patch)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN19358384/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24912?: CVE-2025-24912 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jouni Malinen Hostapd, classified under CWE-826. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2025-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-24912?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.