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CVE-2012-6606

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-310

Description

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect before 1.1.7, and NetConnect, does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof portal servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect App: through 1.1.6
• Paloaltonetworks Netconnect: all versions

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0100.html
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2012-6606
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0100.html
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2012-6606

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