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NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : wpa_supplicant Vulnerability (NS-SA-2026-0037)
high Nessus Plugin ID 304055
Synopsis
The remote NewStart CGSL host is affected by a vulnerability.Description
The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 7.02, has wpa_supplicant packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:- The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an unintended or untrusted network with Home WEP, Home WPA3 SAE-loop. Enterprise 802.1X/EAP, Mesh AMPE, or FILS, aka an SSID Confusion issue. This occurs because the SSID is not always used to derive the pairwise master key or session keys, and because there is not a protected exchange of an SSID during a 4-way handshake.
(CVE-2023-52424)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL wpa_supplicant packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 304055
File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2026-0037_wpa_supplicant.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 3/28/2026
Updated: 3/28/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.7
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-52424
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.4
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_main:7, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:wpa_supplicant, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:wpa_supplicant-doc
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/ZTE-CGSL/release, Host/ZTE-CGSL/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-52424