CVE-2020-26117 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) affecting TigerVNC before version 1.11.0, where viewers improperly handle TLS certificate exceptions. This flaw allows an attacker to impersonate any server after a client has added a certificate exception, as the certificates are stored as authorities. The vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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