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CVE-2020-9040

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.67%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-06-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Java.

CVE
CVE-2020-9040
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.67%
Java

Original NVD Description

Couchbase Server Java SDK before 2.7.1.1 allows a potential attacker to forge an SSL certificate and pose as the intended peer. An attacker can leverage this flaw by crafting a cryptographically valid certificate that will be accepted by Java SDK's Netty component due to missing hostname verification.

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