How severe is CVE-2020-26141?

CVE-2020-26141 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over an adjacent network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability none.

Is CVE-2020-26141 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (86th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2020-26141?

CVE-2020-26141 primarily affects Alfa Awus036h Firmware. In total, 96 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26141?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2020-26141 published?

CVE-2020-26141 was published on 2021-05-11 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2020-26141

CVE-2020-26141 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alfa Awus036h Firmware with a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-354.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 6.5)
CVSS v2: 3.3
EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (86th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-354
Affected product: Alfa Awus036h Firmware
Published: 2021-05-11
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

An issue was discovered in the ALFA Windows 10 driver 6.1316.1209 for AWUS036H. The Wi-Fi implementation does not verify the Message Integrity Check (authenticity) of fragmented TKIP frames. An adversary can abuse this to inject and possibly decrypt packets in WPA or WPA2 networks that support the TKIP data-confidentiality protocol.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26141?: An issue was discovered in the ALFA Windows 10 driver 6.1316.1209 for AWUS036H. The Wi-Fi implementation does not verify the Message Integrity Check (authenticity) of fragmented TKIP frames. An adversary can abuse this to inject and possibly decrypt packets in WPA or WPA2 networks that support the TKIP data-confidentiality protocol.
How severe is CVE-2020-26141?: CVE-2020-26141 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over an adjacent network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability none.
Is CVE-2020-26141 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (86th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2020-26141?: CVE-2020-26141 primarily affects Alfa Awus036h Firmware. In total, 96 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2020-26141?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
When was CVE-2020-26141 published?: CVE-2020-26141 was published on 2021-05-11 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (96)

cpe:2.3:o:alfa:awus036h_firmware:6.1316.1209:*:*:*:*:windows_10:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_gr10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_gr60_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr30h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr33_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr36_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr42_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr42e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr44_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr45_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr46_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr46e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr52_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr53_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr53e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr55_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr56_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr70_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr74_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr76_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr84_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr86_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr12_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr18_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr26_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr32_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr34_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr62_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr66_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mr72_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx64w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx65w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx67w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx67cw_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx68w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_mx68cw_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_z3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:meraki_z3c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_ip_phone_8821_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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