VulnerabilityPublished 3 Mar 2024Updated 4 Nov 2025

CVE-2024-28084: iwd · Improper Initialization

Affects iwdSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 60% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Mar 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Fedorafedora/iwd`pkg:rpm/fedora/iwd`Other threats	Affected <=2.15	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-28084, organizations should first identify all systems running iNet wireless daemon (IWD) version 2.15 or earlier. Since no patches are currently available, organizations should monitor vendor advisories for updates or security patches addressing this vulnerability. In the interim, consider applying the following mitigations: restrict network access to the wireless management interfaces to trusted hosts only, using firewall rules or network segmentation to limit exposure to untrusted networks; implement intrusion detection or anomaly detection systems to monitor for unusual or malformed advertised service information traffic; disable or replace IWD with alternative wireless management solutions if feasible; ensure robust logging and alerting on wireless daemon crashes or restarts to enable rapid detection and response; and maintain up-to-date backups and incident response plans to minimize operational impact from potential DoS events. Once patches are released, prioritize timely deployment across all affected systems. Additionally, educate network administrators about this vulnerability and the importance of monitoring wireless service stability.

Description

p2putil.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 2.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of initialization issues in situations where parsing of advertised service information fails.

Impact

For European organizations, the primary impact of CVE-2024-28084 is the potential denial of service on wireless network management systems using IWD. This can lead to loss of wireless connectivity, impacting business operations, especially in environments heavily dependent on Wi-Fi such as offices, industrial sites, and public service facilities. Critical infrastructure sectors like healthcare, transportation, and government services that utilize Linux-based wireless management could experience outages or degraded network performance. Although no confidentiality or integrity impacts are confirmed, the availability disruption alone can cause significant operational and financial consequences. The lack of authentication and user interaction requirements means attackers can remotely trigger the vulnerability, increasing the risk of widespread exploitation if weaponized. The absence of known exploits in the wild currently reduces immediate risk, but organizations should remain vigilant. The impact is more pronounced in organizations with large-scale deployments of Linux systems using IWD, particularly those without robust network segmentation or monitoring of wireless management traffic.

CWE-665Improper Initialization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: Medium
The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
Requirements · Language Selection
Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Architecture and Design
Identify all variables and data stores that receive information from external sources, and apply input validation to make sure that they are only initialized to expected values.
Implementation
Explicitly initialize all your variables and other data stores, either during declaration or just before the first usage.
Attack patterns
Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions (opens in a new tab)
Leveraging Race Conditions (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 4 Nov 2025, 18:46 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-665

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