CVE-2014-3686
hostapd: wpa_cli and hostapd_cli remote command execution issue
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · October 10, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A command injection flaw was found in the way the wpa_cli utility executed action scripts. If wpa_cli was run in daemon mode to execute an action script (specified using the -a command line option), and wpa_supplicant was configured to connect to a P2P group, malicious P2P group parameters could cause wpa_cli to execute arbitrary code.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of wpa_supplicant as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.4AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')