CVE-2025-40904

HTML injection in Smart Polling in Guardian/CMC before 26.1.0

Published May 19, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A Stored HTML Injection vulnerability was discovered in the Smart Polling functionality due to improper validation of an input parameter. An authenticated user with limited privileges can push malicious remote strategies containing HTML tags through the sync. When a victim views the affected remote strategy in the Smart Polling functionality, the injected HTML renders in their browser, enabling phishing and possibly open redirect attacks. Full XSS exploitation and direct information disclosure are prevented by the existing input validation and Content Security Policy configuration.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to v26.1.0 or later.


Vendor Workaround

Review all enabled sensors and disallow or delete untrusted ones.

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nozominetworks
Nozominetworks cmc
Nozominetworks guardian
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nozominetworks:cmc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nozominetworks:guardian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nozominetworks
Nozominetworks cmc
Nozominetworks guardian
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A Stored HTML Injection vulnerability was discovered in the Smart Polling functionality due to improper validation of an input parameter. An authenticated user with limited privileges can push malicious remote strategies containing HTML tags through the sync. When a victim views the affected remote strategy in the Smart Polling functionality, the injected HTML renders in their browser, enabling phishing and possibly open redirect attacks. Full XSS exploitation and direct information disclosure are prevented by the existing input validation and Content Security Policy configuration.
Title HTML injection in Smart Polling in Guardian/CMC before 26.1.0
First Time appeared Nozomi Networks
Nozomi Networks cmc
Nozomi Networks guardian
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nozomi_networks:cmc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nozomi_networks:guardian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nozomi Networks
Nozomi Networks cmc
Nozomi Networks guardian
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Nozomi
Published
Updated
Aug 11, 2026, 12:23 PM
Reserved
Apr 16, 2025, 9:04 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 19, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 1:10 PM