[UPDATE] [low] hostapd (RADIUS): Vulnerability Allows Denial of Service
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in hostapd to conduct a denial of service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in hostapd to conduct a denial of service attack.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of hostapd are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is low urgency as the severity is low and exploitation is not currently active.
- Action
- Consider updating hostapd to the latest version.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2025-0523
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-249120.71% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 50% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-24912 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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