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CVE-2022-41859

Published: Jan 17, 2023Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 46.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In freeradius, the EAP-PWD function compute_password_element() leaks information about the password which allows an attacker to substantially reduce the size of an offline dictionary attack.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200CWE-522

Affected Products

freeradiusn/a
freeradiusfreeradius
On-prem
Security Products / identity-access-mgmt
freeradiusoss-projectSecurity Productsaka radius, pam radius

Exploitability

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Credential Access
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References

https://freeradius.org/security/
freeradius.org
https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/commit/9e5e8f2f
github.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00030.html
lists.debian.org

Timeline

Published
Jan 17, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 3, 2025

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