Improper Certificate Validation in ASE 2000
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
ASE2000 2.35 through 2.37 is vulnerable to an improper certificate validation vulnerability, which may allow an attacker to impersonate the trusted peer, complete the TLS handshake, and read or modify protected communications.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00272 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ASE2000 V2 (Applied Systems Engineering): 2.38
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Systems Engineering | ASE2000 V2 | 2.25 – 2.37 | 2.38 | Patch available | CNA |
- ASE2000 V2 VendorApplied Systems Engineering Affected 2.25 – 2.37 Fixed in 2.38 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ASE2000 V2 (Applied Systems Engineering) Fixed in 2.38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18717
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qvg5-fcgx-c529
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-18717 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18717 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qvg5-fcgx-c529 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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