Improper Certificate Validation in PCM600 Update Manager - CVE-2021-22278
Published: December 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58499
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22278
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation. A local user can create software packages, sign those packages with specially crafted certificates and point the PCM600 update server location to a different location.
Affected software
PCM600 Update Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2021-22278
Install updates from vendor's website.
PCM600 Update Manager - update to 2.4.21218.1