CVE-2021-21959 (GCVE-0-2021-21959)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-04 22:29 – Updated: 2025-04-15 19:10
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Summary
A misconfiguration exists in the MQTTS functionality of Sealevel Systems, Inc. SeaConnect 370W v1.3.34. This misconfiguration significantly simplifies a man-in-the-middle attack, which directly leads to control of device functionality.
Severity ?
7.7 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Sealevel Affected: Sealevel Systems, Inc. SeaConnect 370W v1.3.34
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