CVE-2026-48697FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 does not verify TLS certificates on outbound HTTPS connections.
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.4 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-295
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
pavel-odintsov fastnetmon pavel-odintsov:fastnetmon | through 1.2.9 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmonproduct
- https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/fast_library.cppproduct
- https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48697-missing-tls-validationthird-party-advisory
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