title: The certificate used to identify the Silver Peak Cloud Portal to EdgeConnect devices is not validated
description: The certificate used to identify the Silver Peak Cloud Portal to EdgeConnect devices is not validated. This makes it possible for someone to establish a TLS connection from EdgeConnect to an untrusted portal.
problem types: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
affected:
{
product: 1. Unity EdgeConnect, NX, VX 2. Unity Orchestrator   3. EdgeConnect in AWS, Azure, GCP
vendor: Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
versions:
status: affected, version: All versions affected prior to Silver Peak Unity ECOS™ 8.3.2+, 8.1.9.12+ and Silver Peak Unity Orchestrator™ 8.9.2+
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 6
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: LOW
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: HIGH
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
solutions: Resolution
•	Changes have been made to strengthen the initial exchange between the EdgeConnect appliance and the Cloud Portal. After the changes, EdgeConnect will validate the certificate used to identify the Silver Peak Cloud Portal to EdgeConnect.
•	TLS itself is continually subject to newly discovered and exploitable vulnerabilities. As such, all versions of EdgeConnect software implement additional out-of-band and user-controlled authentication mechanisms.
Any required configuration
•	Do not change Cloud Portal’s IP address as discovered by the EdgeConnect appliance.
•	Upgrade to Silver Peak Unity ECOS™ 8.3.2+ or 8.1.9.12+ and Silver Peak Unity  Orchestrator™ 8.9.2+.
•	In Orchestrator, enable the “Verify Portal Certificate” option under Advanced Security Settings.