CVE-2019-12098 (GCVE-0-2019-12098)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-05-15 22:41 – Updated: 2026-04-15 20:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In the client side of Heimdal before 7.6.0, failure to verify anonymous PKINIT PA-PKINIT-KX key exchange permits a man-in-the-middle attack. This issue is in krb5_init_creds_step in lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c.
Severity
7.4 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-15 20:49 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
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