CVE-2023-5594
Improper following of a certificate's chain of trust in ESET security products
HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: December 21, 2023 at 11:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:48 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorNOD32 AntivirusSmart SecurityEndpoint Antivirus
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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Improper validation of the server’s certificate chain in secure traffic scanning feature considered intermediate certificate signed using the MD5 or SHA1 algorithm as trusted.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≥ 10.0
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
v ≥ 10.1
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-295
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