CVE-2025-44964
Homebrew vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A lack of SSL certificate validation in BlueStacks v5.20 allows attackers to execute a man-in-the-middle attack and obtain sensitive information. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-44964, was disclosed on August 5, 2025, and affects BlueStacks version 5.20. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.9 (Low) (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation). The CVSS vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L, indicating that the attack requires adjacent network access, high attack complexity, and high privileges. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low level (AttackerKB).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks and obtain sensitive information from affected BlueStacks installations. The impact is considered low across all three security metrics - confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade from BlueStacks v5.20 to a newer version that includes fixes for this vulnerability (BlueStacks).

Additional resources


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