CVE-2023-52160

MEDIUM

Debian Linux < 2.10 - Authentication Bypass

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-52160. PoCs published by Helica-core.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository appears to be a partial or modified version of the hostapd/wpa_supplicant project, but lacks explicit exploit code or proof-of-concept for CVE-2023-52160. No offensive techniques or vulnerability-specific details are present in the provided files.

Description

The implementation of PEAP in wpa_supplicant through 2.10 allows authentication bypass. For a successful attack, wpa_supplicant must be configured to not verify the network's TLS certificate during Phase 1 authentication, and an eap_peap_decrypt vulnerability can then be abused to skip Phase 2 authentication. The attack vector is sending an EAP-TLV Success packet instead of starting Phase 2. This allows an adversary to impersonate Enterprise Wi-Fi networks.

Exploits (1)

nomisec STUB 7 stars
by Helica-core · poc
https://github.com/Helica-core/eap_pwn

The repository appears to be a partial or modified version of the hostapd/wpa_supplicant project, but lacks explicit exploit code or proof-of-concept for CVE-2023-52160. No offensive techniques or vulnerability-specific details are present in the provided files.

Classification
Stub 30%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Theoretical
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: hostapd/wpa_supplicant (version unclear)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: access to vulnerable hostapd/wpa_supplicant instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0118
EPSS Percentile 63.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (6)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject/fedora 38
fedoraproject/fedora 39
redhat/enterprise_linux 8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 9.0
w1.fi/wpa_supplicant < 2.10
Published Feb 22, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026