5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
0.004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
73.2%
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.
github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/5c1d3c55dd15356ec7d079084d904b7b0fd58d3e/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c#L484
github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/master/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c
github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/commit/9235d3c232d13ad7f973346077c9cf2eaa77dc5f
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2021-36370
midnight-commander.org/
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36370
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-36370
sourceforge.net/projects/mcwin32/files/
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5160-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36370
5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
0.004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
73.2%