CVE-2021-27768

An SSL certificate host verification vulnerability affects HCL Verse for Android

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: May 12, 2022 at 09:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:45 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVerse

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Using the ability to perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack, which indicates a lack of hostname verification, sensitive account information was able to be intercepted. In this specific scenario, the application's network traffic was intercepted using a proxy server set up in 'transparent' mode while a certificate with an invalid hostname was active. The Android application was found to have hostname verification issues during the server setup and login flows; however, the application did not process requests post-login.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 12.0.9
Affected range stops below 12.0.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-300CWE-295

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