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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
MITM network positioning prerequisite justifies AC:H; TLS interception yields confidentiality loss only, making I:N and A:N appropriate.
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CVSS VectorVendor: ibm
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IBM Netezza Software 11.3.0.3 through Interim Fix 002 does not validate or improperly validates TLS certificate validation, which could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
AnalysisAI
Improper TLS certificate validation in IBM Netezza Software 11.3.0.3 through Interim Fix 002 leaves encrypted connections susceptible to man-in-the-middle interception, allowing an unauthenticated network adversary to obtain sensitive information in transit. The flaw is classified under CWE-295, meaning the software either skips certificate chain verification, hostname matching, or revocation checks - permitting a fraudulent certificate to be silently accepted. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires the attacker to achieve a man-in-the-middle network position on the path between an affected IBM Netezza Software 11.3.0.3 (through Interim Fix 002) instance and a communicating peer, achievable via ARP spoofing, DNS poisoning, rogue wireless access points, or compromise of a network device. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The vendor-assigned CVSS 3.1 score of 5.9 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) is an accurate calibration: the AC:H metric correctly captures that exploitation requires the attacker to achieve and sustain a man-in-the-middle network position, which is not trivially automatable at scale. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | IBM has confirmed a patch is available for this vulnerability; the primary remediation is to apply the fix documented in IBM Support advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284359. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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EUVD-2026-70743
GHSA-6gmh-w7rj-prjm