WebSocket.swift in Starscream before 2.0.4 allows an SSL Pinning bypass because pinning…
Priority LOW 36CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
WebSocket.swift in Starscream before 2.0.4 allows an SSL Pinning bypass because pinning occurs in the stream function (this is too late; pinning should occur in the initStreamsWithData function).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01399 72nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:starscream_project:starscream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Starscream Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:starscream_project:starscream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Starscream Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5887
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h3px-rcqp-mvf3
References
More Starscream Project Starscream vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-04887 WebSocket.swift in Starscream before 2.0.4 allows an SSL Pinning bypass because of… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-5887 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5887 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h3px-rcqp-mvf3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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