CWE-295
AllowedImproper Certificate Validation
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
2365 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-2XXP-9232-MWJ8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 19:57 – Updated: 2024-04-03 23:59duplicity 0.6.24 has improper verification of SSL certificates
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-12-13T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "duplicity 0.6.24 has improper verification of SSL certificates",
"id": "GHSA-2xxp-9232-mwj8",
"modified": "2024-04-03T23:59:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T19:57:07Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3495"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3495"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-3495"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-3495"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3495"
}
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"severity": [
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-3224-P867-265F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-25 06:31 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:31Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in ASUSTOR ADM FTP Backup on Linux, x86, ARM, 64 bit allows Sniffing Attacks.This issue affects ADM: from 4.1.0 through 4.3.3.ROF1, from 5.0.0 through 5.1.2.RE51.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-3100"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-25T06:16:26Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in ASUSTOR ADM FTP Backup on Linux, x86, ARM, 64 bit allows Sniffing Attacks.This issue affects ADM: from 4.1.0 through 4.3.3.ROF1, from 5.0.0 through 5.1.2.RE51.",
"id": "GHSA-3224-p867-265f",
"modified": "2026-02-26T18:31:38Z",
"published": "2026-02-25T06:31:15Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3100"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.asustor.com/security/security_advisory_detail?id=53"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-3248-8MH4-PCMR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-02 09:31 – Updated: 2026-10-02 09:31Improper certificate validation in PkixNameConstraintValidator (ExtractHostFromURL) in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-csharp before 2.7.0 allows a name-constrained subordinate CA, or anyone able to obtain certificates with chosen subjectAltName URIs from such a CA, to bypass permitted or excluded uniformResourceIdentifier name constraints during certification path validation via a URI whose path, query, fragment or userinfo contains characters such as '@' or ':', because the host was extracted by string slicing without first isolating the RFC 3986 authority component, so the host compared against the constraints could differ from the URI's actual host.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-63576"
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"CWE-295"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-02T08:17:02Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper certificate validation in PkixNameConstraintValidator (ExtractHostFromURL) in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-csharp before 2.7.0 allows a name-constrained subordinate CA, or anyone able to obtain certificates with chosen subjectAltName URIs from such a CA, to bypass permitted or excluded uniformResourceIdentifier name constraints during certification path validation via a URI whose path, query, fragment or userinfo contains characters such as \u0027@\u0027 or \u0027:\u0027, because the host was extracted by string slicing without first isolating the RFC 3986 authority component, so the host compared against the constraints could differ from the URI\u0027s actual host.",
"id": "GHSA-3248-8mh4-pcmr",
"modified": "2026-10-02T09:31:20Z",
"published": "2026-10-02T09:31:19Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63576"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/f196a22bbf7765cc19b0c4f4645c74ea7ad35e09"
},
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"url": "https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE-2026-63576"
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"severity": [
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"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-32C4-PXR5-P8GV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-08 18:31 – Updated: 2025-07-08 18:31Improper certificate validation in Windows SMB allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-48802"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-295"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-08T17:15:43Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Improper certificate validation in Windows SMB allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.",
"id": "GHSA-32c4-pxr5-p8gv",
"modified": "2025-07-08T18:31:45Z",
"published": "2025-07-08T18:31:45Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48802"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48802"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-32R6-GFFX-PJ25
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-04 15:30 – Updated: 2026-03-04 15:30The server certificate was not verified when an Arc agent connected to a Guardian or CMC.
A malicious actor could perform a man-in-the-middle attack and intercept the communication between the Arc agent and the Guardian or CMC. This could result in theft of the client token and sensitive information (such as assets and alerts), impersonation of the server, or injection of spoofed data (such as false asset information or vulnerabilities) into the Guardian or CMC.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-40896"
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"CWE-295"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-04T14:16:14Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The server certificate was not verified when an Arc agent connected to a Guardian or CMC.\n\n\n\nA malicious actor could perform a man-in-the-middle attack and intercept the communication between the Arc agent and the Guardian or CMC. This could result in theft of the client token and sensitive information (such as assets and alerts), impersonation of the server, or injection of spoofed data (such as false asset information or vulnerabilities) into the Guardian or CMC.",
"id": "GHSA-32r6-gffx-pj25",
"modified": "2026-03-04T15:30:35Z",
"published": "2026-03-04T15:30:35Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40896"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.nozominetworks.com/NN-2025:18-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-32XH-3X3C-6G6H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-03 09:31 – Updated: 2026-07-06 18:30A vulnerability exists where a new transfer that uses STARTTLS to upgrade the connection might reuse an existing live connection even though the TLS configuration mismatches so it should not.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-8286"
],
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"CWE-295"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-03T07:16:24Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability exists where a new transfer that uses STARTTLS to upgrade the\nconnection might reuse an existing live connection even though the TLS\nconfiguration mismatches so it should not.",
"id": "GHSA-32xh-3x3c-6g6h",
"modified": "2026-07-06T18:30:47Z",
"published": "2026-07-03T09:31:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8286"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/3718195"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-8286.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-8286.json"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-338G-QWHQ-HJPH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-14 00:31 – Updated: 2026-10-14 00:31CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-100118"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-295"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-13T22:17:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "CAI Content Credentials is affected by an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.",
"id": "GHSA-338g-qwhq-hjph",
"modified": "2026-10-14T00:31:43Z",
"published": "2026-10-14T00:31:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100118"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/content-credentials-sdk/apsb26-163.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-346R-8VVH-QXHC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:39 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:39The fsb-dequeen-mobile-banking/id1091025340 app 3.0.1 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-9566"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-295"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-06-16T12:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The fsb-dequeen-mobile-banking/id1091025340 app 3.0.1 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.",
"id": "GHSA-346r-8vvh-qxhc",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:39:12Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:39:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9566"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://medium.com/%40chronic_9612/advisory-44-credit-union-apps-for-ios-may-allow-login-credential-exposure-4d2f380b85c5"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://medium.com/@chronic_9612/advisory-44-credit-union-apps-for-ios-may-allow-login-credential-exposure-4d2f380b85c5"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-3493-8HQX-H937
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 04:00 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:50GitLab 9.4.x before 9.4.2 does not support LDAP SSL certificate verification, but a verify_certificates LDAP option was mentioned in the 9.4 release announcement. This issue occurred because code was not merged. This is related to use of the omniauth-ldap library and the gitlab_omniauth-ldap gem.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-17716"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-295"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-12-17T17:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "GitLab 9.4.x before 9.4.2 does not support LDAP SSL certificate verification, but a verify_certificates LDAP option was mentioned in the 9.4 release announcement. This issue occurred because code was not merged. This is related to use of the omniauth-ldap library and the gitlab_omniauth-ldap gem.",
"id": "GHSA-3493-8hqx-h937",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:50:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T04:00:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17716"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://about.gitlab.com/2017/07/22/gitlab-9-4-released/#security---add-ldap-ssl-certificate-verification"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://about.gitlab.com/2017/07/28/gitlab-9-dot-4-dot-2-released"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/30420"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-34P9-F4Q3-C4R7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-08-25 20:43 – Updated: 2023-06-13 20:14All versions of rust-openssl prior to 0.9.0 contained numerous insecure defaults including off-by-default certificate verification and no API to perform hostname verification. Unless configured correctly by a developer, these defaults could allow an attacker to perform man-in-the-middle attacks. The problem was addressed in newer versions by enabling certificate verification by default and exposing APIs to perform hostname verification. Use the SslConnector and SslAcceptor types to take advantage of these new features (as opposed to the lower-level SslContext type).
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"affected": [
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "crates.io",
"name": "openssl"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "0.9.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-10931"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-295"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2021-08-19T21:25:06Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2019-08-26T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "All versions of rust-openssl prior to 0.9.0 contained numerous insecure defaults including off-by-default certificate verification and no API to perform hostname verification. Unless configured correctly by a developer, these defaults could allow an attacker to perform man-in-the-middle attacks. The problem was addressed in newer versions by enabling certificate verification by default and exposing APIs to perform hostname verification. Use the SslConnector and SslAcceptor types to take advantage of these new features (as opposed to the lower-level SslContext type).",
"id": "GHSA-34p9-f4q3-c4r7",
"modified": "2023-06-13T20:14:09Z",
"published": "2021-08-25T20:43:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10931"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl/releases/tag/v0.9.0"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2016-0001.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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],
"summary": "Improper Certificate Validation in openssl"
}
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.