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CVE-2016-1920
Samsung KNOX 1.0.0 uses the shared certificate on Android, which allows local users to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks as demonstrated…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.38%
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Description
Samsung KNOX 1.0.0 uses the shared certificate on Android, which allows local users to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks as demonstrated by installing a certificate and running a VPN service.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (2)
- 20160119 Re: [CVE-2016-1920] VPN Man-in-the-Middle due to shared certificate store on KNOX 1.0 / Android 4.3 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20160116 [CVE-2016-1920] VPN Man-in-the-Middle due to shared certificate store on KNOX 1.0 / Android 4.3 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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