Is CVE-2023-52161 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-52161 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-52161?

CVE-2023-52161 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-52161?

CVE-2023-52161 has an EPSS score of 1.10% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52161?

Upgrade iwd on debian 11 to 1.14-3+deb11u1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-52161

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Access Point functionality in eapol_auth_key_handle in eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) before 2.14 allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to a protected Wi-Fi network. An attacker can complete the EAPOL handshake by skipping Msg2/4 and instead sending Msg4/4 with an all-zero key.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

iwdDebian

Fixed in:1.14-3+deb11u1CVE-2023-52161

Fixed in:2.3-1+deb12u1CVE-2023-52161

Fixed in:2.14-1CVE-2023-52161

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.10%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

git.kernel.org

Third-Party Advisory1

top10vpn.com

Product1

iwd.wiki.kernel.org

Other references10

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CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-04.