Vulnerability in Adacore Ada Web Server
CVE-2024-55581
When AdaCore Ada Web Server 25.0.0 is linked with GnuTLS, the default behaviour of AWS.Client is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack because of lack of verification of an HTTPS server's certificate (unless the using program specifies a TLS configuration).
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Adacore Ada Web Server — versions 25.0
- Debian Linux — versions 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.adacore.com/corp/security-advisories/SEC.AWS-0056-v1.pdf (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-55581?
- CVE-2024-55581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adacore Ada Web Server, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2025-02-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-55581?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-55581 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.