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CVE-2019-17560
The "Apache NetBeans" autoupdate system does not validate SSL certificates and hostnames for https based downloads. This allows an…
Critical9.1EPSS 2.3%
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- apache
Description
The "Apache NetBeans" autoupdate system does not validate SSL certificates and hostnames for https based downloads. This allows an attacker to intercept downloads of autoupdates and modify the download, potentially injecting malicious code. “Apache NetBeans" versions up to and including 11.2 are affected by this vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.
Weakness
- Improper Certificate Validation
- CWE-295 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-295 and its CVEs
Affected products
Apache NetBeans
- affected through 11.2
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.codehaus.mevenide:netbeansGHSA-7c2m-vwxw-5qww (opens in a new tab)
References (2)
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r354d7654efa1050539fe56a3257696d1faeea4f3f9b633c29ec89609%40%3Cdev.netbeans.apache.org%3E (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-7c2m-vwxw-5qww (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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