Improper Certificate Validation in PCM600 Update Manager - CVE-2021-22278

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Improper Certificate Validation in PCM600 Update Manager - CVE-2021-22278

Published: December 3, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU58499
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22278
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Hitachi Energy
Affected software:
PCM600 Update Manager

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-22278

Install updates from vendor's website.

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