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CVE-2023-5594

Improper following of a certificate's chain of trust in ESET security products

Published: Dec 21, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-295
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Improper validation of the server’s certificate chain in secure traffic scanning feature considered intermediate certificate signed using the MD5 or SHA1 algorithm as trusted.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-295

Affected Products

ESET Internet SecurityESET SoftwareSecurity Products
ESET Smart Security PremiumESET SoftwareSecurity Products
ESET Endpoint AntivirusESET SoftwareSecurity Products
ESET Endpoint SecurityESET SoftwareSecurity Products
ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows ServerESET SoftwareSecurity Products
eset softwarecommercialSKSecurity Productsaka nod32 antivirus, eset endpoint antivirus, eset endpoint security
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Exploitability

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://support.eset.com/en/ca8562-eset-customer-advisory-improper-following-of-a-certificates-chain-of-trust-in-eset-security-products-fixed
support.eset.com
https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023122132
cybersecurity-help.cz
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8562-eset-customer-advisory-improper-following-of-a-certificates-chain-of-trust-in-eset-security-products-fixed
support.eset.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 21, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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