CVE-2026-23810
GTK Re-encryption Flaw in Wi-Fi AP Enables MitM Attacks
Publication date: 2026-03-04
Last updated on: 2026-03-09
Assigner: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| arubanetworks | arubaos | From 10.3.0.0 (inc) to 10.4.1.10 (inc) |
| arubanetworks | arubaos | From 10.5.0.0 (inc) to 10.7.2.2 (inc) |
| arubanetworks | arubaos | From 6.5.4.0 (inc) to 8.10.0.21 (inc) |
| arubanetworks | arubaos | From 8.11.0.0 (inc) to 8.12.0.6 (inc) |
| arubanetworks | arubaos | From 8.13.0.0 (inc) to 8.13.1.1 (inc) |
| arubanetworks | arubaos | 10.8.0.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-300 | The product does not adequately verify the identity of actors at both ends of a communication channel, or does not adequately ensure the integrity of the channel, in a way that allows the channel to be accessed or influenced by an actor that is not an endpoint. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the packet processing logic of certain access points. An authenticated attacker can craft and send a malicious Wi-Fi frame that tricks the access point into treating the frame as group-addressed traffic. The access point then re-encrypts this frame using the Group Temporal Key (GTK) associated with the victim's BSSID.
Exploiting this flaw allows the attacker to inject traffic that does not depend on the GTK. When combined with a port-stealing technique, the attacker can redirect intercepted traffic, enabling machine-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks across different BSSID boundaries.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow an attacker to inject unauthorized traffic into the network and redirect intercepted traffic between different BSSIDs. This can lead to machine-in-the-middle attacks, where the attacker can intercept, modify, or redirect network communications.
Such attacks can compromise the confidentiality of communications and potentially allow unauthorized access to sensitive information or network resources.
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