CVE-2026-33920: CWE-352 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Nozomi Networks Guardian
Description
CVE-2026-33920 is a medium severity cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nozomi Networks Guardian affecting versions before 26.3.0. It occurs in the login functionality (standard and SAML) due to missing anti-CSRF token validation. An attacker with a valid account can trick a victim into authenticating with the attacker's credentials, causing victim actions to be attributed to the attacker and compromising audit trail integrity.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.1medium
Affected software
Nozomi Networks
Guardian
Nozomi Networks
CMC
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a CSRF flaw in Nozomi Networks Guardian's login process where the anti-CSRF token is not validated. This allows an attacker who already has a valid account to cause a victim to unknowingly authenticate as the attacker. Consequently, any actions performed by the victim during this session are logged under the attacker's account, undermining the integrity of audit logs and potentially enabling unauthorized activity attribution.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability compromises the integrity of the audit trail by attributing victim actions to the attacker’s account. This can lead to confusion in accountability and may facilitate unauthorized operations under the guise of the attacker’s credentials. However, it requires the attacker to have a valid account and user interaction (UI:P).
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix information is provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should be cautious of social engineering attempts that could exploit this CSRF vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Nozomi
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-24T16:06:11.950Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa016b0acd9273b49bf9845
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 14:07:44 UTC
Last enriched: 10/15/2026, 19:31:44 UTC
Last updated: 10/21/2026, 13:40:30 UTC
Views: 64
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