Auth bypass in Midnight-Commander Midnight Commander
CVE-2021-36370
An issue was discovered in Midnight Commander through 4.8.26. When establishing an SFTP connection, the fingerprint of the server is neither checked nor displayed. As a result, a user connects to the server without the ability to verify its authenticity.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.020 (78.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Midnight-commander Midnight_commander
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Product, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-36370?
- CVE-2021-36370 is a high-severity vulnerability in Midnight-Commander Midnight Commander, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2021-36370?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.