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{"cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "id": "CVE-2026-48697", "lastModified": "2026-05-26T17:16:53.920", "metrics": {}, "published": "2026-05-26T17:16:53.920", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/fast_library.cpp"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48697-missing-tls-validation"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Received"}

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