CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-3698

7.5 HIGH Published 2022-03-10 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2022-03-10
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-295

Description

A flaw was found in Cockpit in versions prior to 260 in the way it handles the certificate verification performed by the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD). This flaw allows client certificates to authenticate successfully, regardless of the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) configuration or the certificate status. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Affected configurations

• cockpit-project cockpit (< 260) • redhat enterprise linux 8.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation weakness

References