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CVE-2019-14516

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.4)—
Severity7.4High · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability0.70 %higher than 53% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The mAadhaar application 1.2.7 for Android lacks SSL Certificate Validation, leading to man-in-the-middle attacks against requests for FAQs or Help.

CVSS

Base score
7.4
Version
3.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.70 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
53
Score date
10/24/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Uidai — Maadhaar

CWEs

References

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