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    CVE-2016-9892

    The esets_daemon service in ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS before 6.4.168.0 and Endpoint Security for macOS before 6.4.168.0 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from the edf.eset.com SSL server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof this server and provide crafted responses to license activation requests via a self-signed certificate. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2016-0718 to execute arbitrary code remotely as root.

    Published:Mar 2, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Mar 2, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00199
    CVSS Score:5.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Eset
    Product
    Endpoint Antivirus
    Vendor
    Eset
    Product
    Endpoint Security

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High