CVE-2020-5522
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe kantan netprint App for Android 2.0.3 and earlier does not verify X.509 certificates from servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe kantan netprint Android app versions 2.0.3 and earlier fails to validate X.509 certificates during SSL/TLS connections, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept communications by presenting fraudulent certificates. This enables attackers to spoof legitimate servers and capture sensitive data transmitted by the app.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.0.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if kantan netprint or Fujixerox Easy Netprint is installedReview installed applications on Android devices in your environment. Search for apps named 'kantan netprint', 'Fujixerox Easy Netprint', or 'Easy Netprint' in the device application list (Settings > Apps > See all apps)Affected if The app is present on any managed Android device
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Check the installed version numberOn each device with the app installed, view the version: go to Settings > Apps > [app name] and read the Version field, or use adb to query: adb shell dumpsys package [package_name] | grep versionNameAffected if The displayed version is 2.0.3 or lower (the version number shown includes the build number)
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Compare against affected rangeIf the version is visible but unclear whether it exceeds 2.0.3, cross-reference with the vendor Play Store listing or app release history to confirm the version number corresponds to releases after 2.0.3Affected if You cannot confirm the version is newer than 2.0.3, or the app was installed from a source predating the fix
If kantan netprint or Fujixerox Easy Netprint version 2.0.3 or lower is installed on any device, the app is vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks due to missing X.509 certificate validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the app to a version that implements proper X.509 certificate chain validation or certificate pinning to ensure all server connections are validated against trusted certificates.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-5522 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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