Improper Certificate Validation Affecting mbedtls package, versions [3.2.1,3.6.1)
Threat Intelligence
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- published8 May 2025
- disclosed5 Sept 2024
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 5 Sep 2024
CVE-2024-45159 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade mbedtls to version 3.6.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation in the mbedtls_ssl_get_verify_result function. An attacker can bypass authentication restrictions by using a certificate that is valid for uses other than TLS client authentication.