CVE-2021-46873

Published Jan 29, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
WireGuard, such as WireGuard 0.5.3 on Windows, does not fully account for the possibility that an adversary might be able to set a victim's system time to a future value, e.g., because unauthenticated NTP is used. This can lead to an outcome in which one static private key becomes permanently useless.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-33526 WireGuard, such as WireGuard 0.5.3 on Windows, does not fully account for the possibility that an adversary might be able to set a victim's system time to a future value, e.g., because unauthenticated NTP is used. This can lead to an outcome in which one static private key becomes permanently useless.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-362
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Mar 28, 2025, 3:47 PM
Reserved
Jan 29, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 29, 2023, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:15 AM