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FKIE_CVE-2020-5684

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-12-24 02:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:22
Severity
4.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
iSM client versions from V5.1 prior to V12.1 running on NEC Storage Manager or NEC Storage Manager Express does not verify a server certificate properly, which allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to eavesdrop on an encrypted communication or alter the communication via a crafted certificate.
References
vultures@jpcert.or.jphttps://jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv20-015.htmlVendor Advisory
vultures@jpcert.or.jphttps://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN10100024/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv20-015.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN10100024/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nec ism_server *
nec m120 -
nec m12e -
nec m320 -
nec m320f -
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