CWE-295
AllowedImproper Certificate Validation
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
1908 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-J6GH-W55P-C22W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-09 21:30 – Updated: 2024-08-19 15:31An issue in S3Browser v.11.4.5 and v.10.9.9 and fixed in v.11.5.7 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the S3 compatible storage component.
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"details": "An issue in S3Browser v.11.4.5 and v.10.9.9 and fixed in v.11.5.7 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the S3 compatible storage component.",
"id": "GHSA-j6gh-w55p-c22w",
"modified": "2024-08-19T15:31:34Z",
"published": "2024-07-09T21:30:39Z",
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"url": "https://gist.github.com/iTrooz/629bd30cfa09cc527a0859e8cca83a4b"
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GHSA-J6J8-V7G3-3X5W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:06 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:37Acceptance of invalid/self-signed TLS certificates in "Panda Mobile Security" 1.1 for iOS allows a man-in-the-middle and/or physically proximate attacker to silently intercept information sent during the login API call.
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-05-05T07:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Acceptance of invalid/self-signed TLS certificates in \"Panda Mobile Security\" 1.1 for iOS allows a man-in-the-middle and/or physically proximate attacker to silently intercept information sent during the login API call.",
"id": "GHSA-j6j8-v7g3-3x5w",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:37:14Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:06:15Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8060"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://medium.com/%40chronic_9612/follow-up-76-popular-apps-confirmed-vulnerable-to-silent-interception-of-tls-protected-data-64185035029f"
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"url": "https://medium.com/@chronic_9612/follow-up-76-popular-apps-confirmed-vulnerable-to-silent-interception-of-tls-protected-data-64185035029f"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98327"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-J6W9-R3HX-F366
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-08 18:33 – Updated: 2024-10-08 18:33Windows Secure Channel Spoofing Vulnerability
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"CVE-2024-43550"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-08T18:15:20Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Windows Secure Channel Spoofing Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-j6w9-r3hx-f366",
"modified": "2024-10-08T18:33:16Z",
"published": "2024-10-08T18:33:16Z",
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"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43550"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-J6X8-V233-X3MM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:47 – Updated: 2022-08-06 00:00Fibaro Home Center 2 and Lite devices with firmware version 4.600 and older initiate SSH connections to the Fibaro cloud to provide remote access and remote support capabilities. This connection can be intercepted using DNS spoofing attack and a device initiated remote port-forward channel can be used to connect to the web management interface. Knowledge of authorization credentials to the management interface is required to perform any further actions.
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-04-19T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Fibaro Home Center 2 and Lite devices with firmware version 4.600 and older initiate SSH connections to the Fibaro cloud to provide remote access and remote support capabilities. This connection can be intercepted using DNS spoofing attack and a device initiated remote port-forward channel can be used to connect to the web management interface. Knowledge of authorization credentials to the management interface is required to perform any further actions.",
"id": "GHSA-j6x8-v233-x3mm",
"modified": "2022-08-06T00:00:41Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:47:47Z",
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"url": "https://www.iot-inspector.com/blog/advisory-fibaro-home-center"
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"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162243/Fibaro-Home-Center-MITM-Missing-Authentication-Code-Execution.html"
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"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/27"
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GHSA-J7XG-5549-JR3J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-25 00:00 – Updated: 2022-04-01 20:09OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) through w2022-03-21 does not verify the TLS certificate chain of an HTTPS server.
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"details": "OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) through w2022-03-21 does not verify the TLS certificate chain of an HTTPS server.",
"id": "GHSA-j7xg-5549-jr3j",
"modified": "2022-04-01T20:09:29Z",
"published": "2022-03-25T00:00:34Z",
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/issues/7165"
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"url": "https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/releases"
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"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/23/1"
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"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/24/3"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "Improper Certificate Validation in OWASP ZAP"
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GHSA-J8FR-767F-7H52
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-11 18:31 – Updated: 2026-02-11 18:31An improper certificate validation vulnerability in PAN-OS allows users to connect Terminal Server Agents on Windows to PAN-OS using expired certificates even if the PAN-OS configuration would not normally permit them to do so.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-11T18:16:07Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "An improper certificate validation vulnerability in PAN-OS allows users to connect Terminal Server Agents on Windows to PAN-OS using expired certificates even if the PAN-OS configuration would not normally permit them to do so.",
"id": "GHSA-j8fr-767f-7h52",
"modified": "2026-02-11T18:31:31Z",
"published": "2026-02-11T18:31:31Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0228"
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"url": "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0228"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-J8P3-7FHR-GHV2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:48 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:48Improper following of a certificate's chain of trust vulnerability in DAP-1880AC firmware version 1.21 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain root privileges via unspecified vectors.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-20695"
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-04-26T01:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper following of a certificate\u0027s chain of trust vulnerability in DAP-1880AC firmware version 1.21 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain root privileges via unspecified vectors.",
"id": "GHSA-j8p3-7fhr-ghv2",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:48:47Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:48:47Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20695"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU92898656/index.html"
},
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"url": "https://www.dlink-jp.com/support/release/jvnvu92898656_dap-1880ac.html"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-J9XF-76VV-4WCG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-11 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-05-10T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-j9xf-76vv-4wcg",
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:32:32Z",
"published": "2022-05-11T00:00:58Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26923"
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"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26923"
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"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-26923"
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"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26923"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-JC26-4CGX-755J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:48 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:48Pulp before 2.3.0 uses the same the same certificate authority key and certificate for all installations.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2013-7450"
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-04-03T15:59:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Pulp before 2.3.0 uses the same the same certificate authority key and certificate for all installations.",
"id": "GHSA-jc26-4cgx-755j",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:48:18Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:48:18Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7450"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pulp/pulp/pull/627"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1003326"
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"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328345"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/18/11"
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"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/18/5"
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"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/1"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-JC8G-XHW5-6X46
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2018-10-16 19:59 – Updated: 2022-07-07 21:42Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, .NET Core 1.0 and 2.0, and PowerShell Core 6.0.0 allow a security feature bypass vulnerability due to the way certificates are validated, aka ".NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
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"4.4.0"
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"name": "System.Private.ServiceModel"
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"4.1.0"
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],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-0786"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-295"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:43:03Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2018-01-10T01:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, .NET Core 1.0 and 2.0, and PowerShell Core 6.0.0 allow a security feature bypass vulnerability due to the way certificates are validated, aka \".NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability.\"",
"id": "GHSA-jc8g-xhw5-6x46",
"modified": "2022-07-07T21:42:15Z",
"published": "2018-10-16T19:59:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0786"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/51"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/issues/302"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jc8g-xhw5-6x46"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0786"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.nuget.org/packages/System.ServiceModel.Duplex#versions-body-tab"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Improper Certificate Validation in Microsoft .NET Framework components"
}
Mitigation
Certificates should be carefully managed and checked to assure that data are encrypted with the intended owner's public key.
Mitigation
If certificate pinning is being used, ensure that all relevant properties of the certificate are fully validated before the certificate is pinned, including the hostname.
CAPEC-459: Creating a Rogue Certification Authority Certificate
An adversary exploits a weakness resulting from using a hashing algorithm with weak collision resistance to generate certificate signing requests (CSR) that contain collision blocks in their "to be signed" parts. The adversary submits one CSR to be signed by a trusted certificate authority then uses the signed blob to make a second certificate appear signed by said certificate authority. Due to the hash collision, both certificates, though different, hash to the same value and so the signed blob works just as well in the second certificate. The net effect is that the adversary's second X.509 certificate, which the Certification Authority has never seen, is now signed and validated by that Certification Authority.
CAPEC-475: Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation
An adversary exploits a cryptographic weakness in the signature verification algorithm implementation to generate a valid signature without knowing the key.