C-Kermit from 7.0.197 before 11.1.515 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the IKSD SSL build that leaves Telnet authentication state…
C-Kermit from 7.0.197 before 11.1.515 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the IKSD SSL build that leaves Telnet authentication state at AUTH_VALID after a refused certificate login. Attackers holding a trusted certificate mapped to a refused account can log in as any other account with any password, gaining that account's shell access.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- OpenKermit
- Product
- C-Kermit
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.5 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- NVD status
- Received
Why it ranks 25 (Notable)
- CVSS v3.1 7.5 high
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.