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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-3552 · published 9 November 2019

CVE-2009-3552: Redhat enterprise virtualization manager improper certificate validation vulnerability

Redhat · Enterprise Virtualization Manager

In RHEV-M VDC 2.2.0, it was found that the SSL certificate was not verified when using the client-side Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager interface (a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) XAML browser application) to connect to the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager. An attacker on the local network could use this flaw to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack, tricking the user into thinking they are viewing the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager when the content is actually attacker-controlled, or modifying actions a user requested Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager to perform.

3.1 CVSS 3.1 Low EPSS 0.35% · top 73.6% CWE-295 · Improper certificate validation
3.1CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 2.9
0.35%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In RHEV-M VDC 2.2.0, it was found that the SSL certificate was not verified when using the client-side Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager interface (a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) XAML browser application) to connect to the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager. An attacker on the local network could use this flaw to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack, tricking the user into thinking they are viewing the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager when the content is actually attacker-controlled, or modifying actions a user requested Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager to perform.

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3552 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-3552 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42639 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3552 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-3552 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42639 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-3552), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.