CVE-2026-48697

Published May 26, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 does not verify TLS certificates on outbound HTTPS connections. The execute_web_request_secure() function in src/fast_library.cpp creates a boost::asio::ssl::context with tls_client mode and calls set_default_verify_paths() to load CA certificates, but never calls set_verify_mode(boost::asio::ssl::verify_peer). Without this call, OpenSSL performs the TLS handshake without validating the server's certificate chain, making all HTTPS connections vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. This function is used for telemetry reporting to community-stats.fastnetmon.com, which sends system information including CPU model, kernel version, traffic statistics, and software configuration. An attacker can intercept and modify this data or redirect it to a malicious server.

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pavel-odintsov:fastnetmon:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
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Title TLS Certificate Validation Missing in FastNetMon Community Edition
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title TLS Certificate Validation Missing in FastNetMon Community Edition
First Time appeared Pavel-odintsov
Pavel-odintsov fastnetmon
Weaknesses CWE-295
Vendors & Products Pavel-odintsov
Pavel-odintsov fastnetmon
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Description FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 does not verify TLS certificates on outbound HTTPS connections. The execute_web_request_secure() function in src/fast_library.cpp creates a boost::asio::ssl::context with tls_client mode and calls set_default_verify_paths() to load CA certificates, but never calls set_verify_mode(boost::asio::ssl::verify_peer). Without this call, OpenSSL performs the TLS handshake without validating the server's certificate chain, making all HTTPS connections vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. This function is used for telemetry reporting to community-stats.fastnetmon.com, which sends system information including CPU model, kernel version, traffic statistics, and software configuration. An attacker can intercept and modify this data or redirect it to a malicious server.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
May 26, 2026, 8:30 PM
Reserved
May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 26, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Jul 24, 2026, 11:10 AM