Weakness (CWE)
CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
How to prevent it (2 mitigations)
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Architecture and Design, Implementation
Certificates should be carefully managed and checked to assure that data are encrypted with the intended owner's public key.
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Implementation
If certificate pinning is being used, ensure that all relevant properties of the certificate are fully validated before the certificate is pinned, including the hostname.
Source: MITRE CWE-295
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Critical 9.8
Improper Certificate Validation in Quantum Security Gateway
Improper certificate trust validation during VPN negotiation in Check Point Quantum Security Gateway may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Gateway.
KEV Sep 22, 2026 -
Medium 5.5
A certificate validation issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. A ma…
KEV Sep 25, 2023 -
High 7.8
In WorkSource, there is a possible parcel mismatch. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional…
KEV Apr 13, 2023 -
High 8.8
Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
KEV Aug 18, 2022 -
High 8.1
Certificate validation bypass on Windows in crypto/x509
A spoofing vulnerability exists in the way Windows CryptoAPI (Crypt32.dll) validates Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) certificates.An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by using a spoofed code-signing certificate to sign a malicious executable, making …
KEV Nov 3, 2021