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CVE-2018-6221 (GCVE-0-2018-6221)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-03-15 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:54
VLAI
Summary
An unvalidated software update vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to tamper with an update file and inject their own.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • OTHER - Unvalidated Update
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2018-03-15 00:00
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