| CVE-2020-12638 | Date: (C)2020-07-24 (M)2023-12-22 |
An encryption-bypass issue was discovered on Espressif ESP-IDF devices through 4.2, ESP8266_NONOS_SDK devices through 3.0.3, and ESP8266_RTOS_SDK devices through 3.3. Broadcasting forged beacon frames forces a device to change its authentication mode to OPEN, effectively disabling its 802.11 encryption.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 6.8 | CVSS Score : 4.3 |
| Exploit Score: 1.6 | Exploit Score: 5.5 |
| Impact Score: 5.2 | Impact Score: 4.9 |
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| CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK | Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity: HIGH | Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
| Privileges Required: NONE | Authentication: NONE |
| User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: PARTIAL |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
| Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: NONE |
| Integrity: HIGH | |
| Availability: NONE | |
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