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CVE-2020-9488LOWCVSS 3.7

CVE-2020-9488

Published Apr 27, 2020·Updated Jun 16, 2026

NVD Description

Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender. This could allow an SMTPS connection to be intercepted by a man-in-the-middle attack which could leak any log messages sent through that appender. Fixed in Apache Log4j 2.12.3 and 2.13.1

Public Exploits & PoCs1 found

CVSS Vector

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

References

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