FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 has a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2026-48686 and CVE-2026-48689.
CVE-2026-48696
MEDIUMNVD 6.26.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 6.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-26. NVD baseline CVSS 6.2; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.2
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.2
- EG Score
- 6.2(medium)
- EPSS
- 2.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 26, 2026
Last Modified
May 27, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
CVE-2026-48696: sprintf into a 256-Byte Stack Buffer in FastNetMon ExaBGP Action Handler | Lorikeet Security
https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48696-exabgp-sprintf-overflowgeneric
GitHub - pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon: Very fast DDoS sensor with sFlow/Netflow/IPFIX/SPAN support · GitHub
https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmonVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-48696(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-48696?
CVE-2026-48696 is a medium vulnerability published on May 26, 2026. FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 has a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2026-48686 and CVE-2026-48689.
When was CVE-2026-48696 disclosed?
CVE-2026-48696 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2026, with the most recent update on May 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-48696 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-48696 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-48696?
CVE-2026-48696 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-48696?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-48696, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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