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Plain-English summary
This CVE describes a mobile banking iOS app that failed to verify SSL server certificates. An attacker positioned between the user and the service could impersonate the bank server and expose sensitive information, including login credentials. The available record is sparse and does not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize if your users, customers, or managed devices still depend on this legacy iOS banking app. The business risk is credential exposure, but current urgency is unclear because sources do not confirm active exploitation or supported affected deployments.
Technical view
SVB Mobile 3.0.0 for iOS, identified as svb-mobile/id796429885, did not validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. The weakness enables man-in-the-middle server spoofing with a crafted certificate. Sources do not provide CVSS, CWE, CPEs, patch details, or proof of exploitation.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to users or organizations that still have SVB Mobile 3.0.0 for iOS installed or supported. The source bundle does not identify other affected versions, platforms, or products.
Exploitation context
The cited scenario requires a man-in-the-middle position between the mobile app and server. There is no KEV listing and no cited source in the bundle confirming active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The public record is thin: no CVSS, CWE, CPE, patch version, or detailed advisory metadata is included. Treat product and version scope narrowly unless vendor evidence expands it. Avoid extrapolating to unrelated Sauk Valley Bank apps or later releases.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor guidance for fixed or supported app versions.
- Remove or block SVB Mobile 3.0.0 from managed iOS devices.
- Direct users to current vendor-supported banking channels.
- Ask the vendor whether certificate validation was remediated.
- Monitor for continued use of deprecated mobile banking clients.
Validation and detection
- Inventory iOS devices for svb-mobile/id796429885 version 3.0.0.
- Review MDM records for active installations or recent launches.
- Verify vendor release notes or advisories for remediation status.
- Confirm users no longer authenticate through the affected app.
- In an authorized lab, validate certificate checking without collecting credentials.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://medium.com/%40chronic_9612/advisory-44-credit-union-apps-for-ios-may-allow-login-credential-exposure-4d2f380b85c5CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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