# CVE-2006-7246: Security feature bypass in n/a

> NetworkManager fails to pin certificates to ESSIDs in 802.11X, allowing attackers to bypass authentication checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7246, GHSA-4fg6-64q2-8jgx

## What is CVE-2006-7246?

CVE-2006-7246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 27 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication is used.

Weakness: CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7246?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Gnome Networkmanager, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-7246?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2006-7246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse

- [CVE-2005-2410](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2410/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-4144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4144/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2011-2176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2176/): Auth bypass in n/a (low 2.1)
- [CVE-2009-4145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4145/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-7246 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-7246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 27 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Opensuse. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7246/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7246/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7246
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7246
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-7246

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7246/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.