#VU54172 Improper Certificate Validation in Cisco AsyncOS for Web Security Appliances and Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance - CVE-2021-1566

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#VU54172 Improper Certificate Validation in Cisco AsyncOS for Web Security Appliances and Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance - CVE-2021-1566

Published: June 16, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54172
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1566
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco AsyncOS for Web Security Appliances
Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to preform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation when establishing TLS connection. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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