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CVE-2026-23998
Fleet is open source device management software. Prior to version 4.81.0, a vulnerability in Fleet’s Windows MDM management endpoint could allow requests to be processed without proper client certificate validation. In certain circumstances, this could allow an attacker to impersonate an enrolled Windows device and retrieve sensitive configuration data. Fleet’s Windows MDM management endpoint relies on mutual TLS (mTLS) client certificates to authenticate enrolled devices. In affected versions,
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"fleet","vendor":"fleetdm","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 4.81.0"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":8.2,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"NONE"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:174b90183da8bb7bd1f4b6d1711bf8a7e758bc759df95118d22c6bd29d2071cc · sha256:84a248fe264c2037… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-295","description":"CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:174b90183da8bb7bd1f4b6d1711bf8a7e758bc759df95118d22c6bd29d2071cc · sha256:84a248fe264c2037… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/releases/tag/fleet-v4.81.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/releases/tag/fleet-v4.81.0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:174b90183da8bb7bd1f4b6d1711bf8a7e758bc759df95118d22c6bd29d2071cc · sha256:84a248fe264c2037… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/security/advisories/GHSA-2rc4-7jc6-qffh","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/security/advisories/GHSA-2rc4-7jc6-qffh"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:174b90183da8bb7bd1f4b6d1711bf8a7e758bc759df95118d22c6bd29d2071cc · sha256:84a248fe264c2037… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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