CVE-2025-40897 Incorrect authorization for Threat Intelligence in Guardian/CMC before 26.0.0
Authenticated view-only users can perform administrative actions on Threat Intelligence rules, altering configurations or affecting availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-40897?
CVE-2025-40897 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Nozomi Networks CMC, published on 15 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An access control vulnerability was discovered in the Threat Intelligence functionality due to a specific access restriction not being properly enforced for users with view-only privileges. An authenticated user with view-only privileges for the Threat Intelligence functionality can perform administrative actions on it, altering the rules configuration, and/or affecting their availability.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40897?
How do I fix CVE-2025-40897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-40897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40897 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-57pr-fgr5-wqvx.