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CVE-2020-26140

Published: May 11, 2021

Modified: Apr 14, 2026

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Description

An issue was discovered in the ALFA Windows 10 driver 6.1316.1209 for AWUS036H. The WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA3 implementations accept plaintext frames in a protected Wi-Fi network. An adversary can abuse this to inject arbitrary data frames independent of the network configuration.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

20210511 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Frame Aggregation and Fragmentation Implementations of 802.11 Specification Affecting Cisco Products: May 2021

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_CISCO

https://www.fragattacks.com

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https://github.com/vanhoefm/fragattacks/blob/master/SUMMARY.md

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[oss-security] 20210511 various 802.11 security issues - fragattacks.com

mailing-list

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https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-913875.pdf

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12602-security-advisory-63

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