CVE-2025-40896
6.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2025-40896 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting nozominetworks arc. It was published on March 4, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
The server certificate was not verified when an Arc agent connected to a Guardian or CMC.
A malicious actor could perform a man-in-the-middle attack and intercept the communication between the Arc agent and the Guardian or CMC. This could result in theft of the client token and sensitive information (such as assets and alerts), impersonation of the server, or injection of spoofed data (such as false asset information or vulnerabilities) into the Guardian or CMC.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from nozominetworks. Update arc to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| nozominetworks | arc | >= 0, < 2.2.0 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-40896?
CVE-2025-40896 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting nozominetworks arc. It was published on March 4, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2025-40896?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-40896?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from nozominetworks. Update arc to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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