CVE-2021-36370 (GCVE-0-2021-36370)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-30 18:37 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:54
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in Midnight Commander through 4.8.26. When establishing an SFTP connection, the fingerprint of the server is neither checked nor displayed. As a result, a user connects to the server without the ability to verify its authenticity.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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