VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-5684
iSM client versions from V5.1 prior to V12.1 running on NEC Storage Manager or NEC Storage Manager Express does not verify a server certificate properly, which allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to eavesdrop on an encrypted communication or alter the…
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
iSM client versions from V5.1 prior to V12.1 running on NEC Storage Manager or NEC Storage Manager Express does not verify a server certificate properly, which allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to eavesdrop on an encrypted communication or alter the communication via a crafted certificate.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- nec/ism server
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
References
- https://jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv20-015.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN10100024/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv20-015.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN10100024/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.