An improper certificate/host key validation vulnerability was discovered in the Smart Polling functionality, which established encrypted connections to target devices without validating the remote host's identity, and no option was provided to enable it. A man-in-the-middle attacker positioned between a sensor and a polled device can, during a polling session, impersonate the device and intercept the communication, including the credentials used to access it. The captured credentials can then be replayed to authenticate against the device itself or against other devices sharing the same credentials, allowing the attacker to access and tamper with the device's data and to disrupt its operations.

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Solution

Upgrade Guardian/CMC to v26.3.0 or later. Upgrade Arc to v2.7.0 or later.


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History

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description An improper certificate/host key validation vulnerability was discovered in the Smart Polling functionality, which established encrypted connections to target devices without validating the remote host's identity, and no option was provided to enable it. A man-in-the-middle attacker positioned between a sensor and a polled device can, during a polling session, impersonate the device and intercept the communication, including the credentials used to access it. The captured credentials can then be replayed to authenticate against the device itself or against other devices sharing the same credentials, allowing the attacker to access and tamper with the device's data and to disrupt its operations.
Title Disabled and non-configurable certificate/host key validation in Smart Polling in Guardian/CMC before 26.3.0 and Arc before v2.7.0
First Time appeared Nozomi Networks
Nozomi Networks arc
Nozomi Networks cmc
Nozomi Networks guardian
Weaknesses CWE-671
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nozomi_networks:arc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nozomi_networks:cmc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nozomi_networks:guardian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nozomi Networks
Nozomi Networks arc
Nozomi Networks cmc
Nozomi Networks guardian
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Nozomi

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T14:19:48.707Z

Reserved: 2026-03-19T11:28:43.172Z

Link: CVE-2026-33389

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T14:19:44.295Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-08T14:17:22.390

Modified: 2026-09-08T19:12:59.557

Link: CVE-2026-33389

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T16:15:15Z

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