Privilege escalation in N/a

CVE-2024-34454

Nintendo Wii U OS 5.5.5 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to forge SSL certificates as though they came from a Root CA, because there is a secondary verification mechanism that only checks whether a CA is known and ignores the CA details and signature (and because * is accepted as a Common Name).

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-34454?
CVE-2024-34454 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2024-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-34454?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.