CVE-2020-5684 describes a server certificate validation flaw in iSM client versions prior to V12.1, impacting NEC Storage Manager and NEC Storage Manager Express products. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) allows a remote attacker, with high attack complexity, to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks, leading to eavesdropping or alteration of encrypted communications. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.1, < 12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nec:ism_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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