CVE-2020-9040

7.5 highEPSS 0.7%

Couchbase Server Java SDK before 2.7.1.1 allows a potential attacker to forge an SSL certificate and pose as the intended peer. An attacker can leverage this flaw by crafting a cryptographically valid certificate that will be accepted by Java SDK's Netty component due to missing hostname verification.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

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

EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 52% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-295
Published: 2020-06-08
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

couchbase:couchbase_server_java_sdk

References

https://www.couchbase.com/resources/security#SecurityAlerts
https://www.couchbase.com/resources/security#SecurityAlerts

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