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High
CVE-2021-36370
An issue was discovered in Midnight Commander through 4.8.26. When...
Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in Midnight Commander through 4.8.26. When establishing an SFTP connection, the fingerprint of the server is neither checked nor displayed. As a result, a user connects to the server without the ability to verify its authenticity.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/master/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c
- https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/5c1d3c55dd15356ec7d079084d904b7b0fd58d3e/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c#L484
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/mcwin32/files/
- https://midnight-commander.org/
- https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/CVE-2021-36370.html
- https://mail.gnome.org/archives/mc-devel/2021-August/msg00008.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 30th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.