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CVE-2021-3898 (GCVE-0-2021-3898)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-22 20:30 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:09
VLAI
Summary
Versions of Motorola Ready For and Motorola Device Help Android applications prior to 2021-04-08 do not properly verify the server certificate which could lead to the communication channel being accessible by an attacker.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
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