Information exposure via absent certificate validation
Published Aug 5, 2025 · Updated Jul 5, 2026
Improper certificate validation in BlueStacks Player 5.20 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information. During SSL session establishment, the client continues without validating the presented server certificate; the affected routine is undisclosed. Exploitation requires high privileges and an adjacent network position, with consequences limited to application-traffic exposure, alteration, or interruption.
Summary
What happened
Improper certificate validation in BlueStacks Player 5.20 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information. During SSL session establishment, the client continues without validating the presented server certificate; the affected routine is undisclosed. Exploitation requires high privileges and an adjacent network position, with consequences limited to application-traffic exposure, alteration, or interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-44964
- Published
- Aug 5, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 5, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-295, T1557
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Aug 5, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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