CVE-2017-6466 describes a critical vulnerability in F-Secure Software Updater 2.20, present in various F-Secure products, where it downloads updates over unencrypted HTTP without integrity validation. This allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to replace legitimate update packages with malicious executables, which are then run with SYSTEM privileges. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:software_updater:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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