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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-7192

WebSocket.swift in Starscream before 2.0.4 allows an SSL Pinning bypass because of incorrect management of the certValidated variable (it can be set to true but cannot be set to false).

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.91%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

WebSocket.swift in Starscream before 2.0.4 allows an SSL Pinning bypass because of incorrect management of the certValidated variable (it can be set to true but cannot be set to false).

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
1.91% probability · 80th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-295
Affected
starscream project/starscream
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.91%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.