CVE-2023-5909 (GCVE-0-2023-5909)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-11-30 22:05
Modified
2026-02-25 17:20
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-297 - Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch
Summary
KEPServerEX does not properly validate certificates from clients which may allow unauthenticated users to connect.
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