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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Tue, 26 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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

Tue, 26 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-26T16:53:13.599Z

Reserved: 2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-48697

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-26T17:16:53.920

Modified: 2026-05-26T19:29:02.327

Link: CVE-2026-48697

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Updated: 2026-05-26T18:45:13Z

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