Improper certificate validation in vdsm and vdsclient
Priority LOW 28CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
vdsm and vdsclient does not validate certficate hostname from another vdsm which could facilitate a man-in-the-middle attack
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00726 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vdsm and vdsclient | vdsm and vdsclient | through 2014-11-18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- vdsm and vdsclient Vendorvdsm and vdsclient Affected through 2014-11-18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8167
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h68j-mvrw-qh9v
References
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Sources
- CVE-2014-8167 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-8167 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h68j-mvrw-qh9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-8167 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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