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CVE-2025-56231VulnerabilityPublished

Tonec Internet Download Manager 6.42.41.1 and earlier suffers from Missing SSL Certificate Validation, which allows

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-56231· Critical 9.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 18:21 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, users should exercise caution when updating IDM and consider alternative update verification methods if possible.

Description

Internet Download Manager (IDM) version 6.42.41.1 and earlier contains a vulnerability due to missing SSL certificate validation. This flaw allows attackers to bypass update protections by exploiting the lack of proper SSL checks during update processes.

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