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.

CVSS v3 7.4 HIGH

7.4^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon	Product
https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/fast_library.cpp	Product
https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48697-missing-tls-validation	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-26 17:16

Updated : 2026-07-24 11:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-48697

Mitre link : CVE-2026-48697

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48697

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pavel-odintsov

fastnetmon

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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