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Arc CVE-2025-40896

MEDIUM
Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295)
2026-03-04 prodsec@nozominetworks.com
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 22:05 vuln.today
CVE Published
Mar 04, 2026 - 14:16 nvd
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. [CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM]

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation). Affects Arc. 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.

RemediationAI

Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.

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CVE-2025-40896 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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