CVE-2026-48697

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pavel-odintsov:fastnetmon:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*

History

27 May 2026, 15:31

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References () https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon - () https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon - Product
References () https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/fast_library.cpp - () https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/fast_library.cpp - Product
References () https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48697-missing-tls-validation - () https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48697-missing-tls-validation - Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pavel-odintsov:fastnetmon:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
First Time Pavel-odintsov
Pavel-odintsov fastnetmon

26 May 2026, 21:16

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CWE CWE-295
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.4

26 May 2026, 17:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-26 17:16

Updated : 2026-05-27 15:31


NVD link : CVE-2026-48697

Mitre link : CVE-2026-48697

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48697


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Products Affected

pavel-odintsov

  • fastnetmon
CWE
CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation