CVE-2020-1596

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

<p>A information disclosure vulnerability exists when TLS components use weak hash algorithms. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a users's encrypted transmission channel.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how TLS components use hash algorithms.</p>

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 11, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-1596: Medium severity, CVSS 5.4 | Vulnix