CVE-2026-31985 Weak cryptography in Remote Collector
Disabled TLS validation allows man-in-the-middle attacks to steal tokens, impersonate servers, or inject spoofed data in Nozomi Remote Collector.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-31985?
CVE-2026-31985 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nozomi Networks Remote Collector, published on 9 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When the upstream Guardian or CMC was configured in the Remote Collector via n2os-tui, the generated configuration disabled TLS certificate verification, and no option was provided to enable it. A malicious actor could perform a man-in-the-middle attack and intercept the communication between the Remote Collector and the Guardian or CMC. This could result in theft of the sync token, impersonation of the server, injection of spoofed data (such as false asset information or vulnerabilities) into the Guardian or CMC, or disruption of the data flow between the Remote Collector and the Guardian or CMC.
Weakness: CWE-671
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-31985?
How do I fix CVE-2026-31985?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-31985 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-31985 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-31985 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8ph-vcp7-p3mx.