7.6
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-85221
MISP CurlClient TLS Peer Verification Disabled by Default Enables Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
Description

MISP contains an improper TLS certificate validation vulnerability in CurlClient. The CurlClient::$verifyPeer property was not explicitly initialized and therefore defaulted to null. When passed to cURL, this value effectively disabled TLS peer verification unless the calling code explicitly enabled it. As a result, HTTPS connections made through affected CurlClient instances could accept certificates that were not issued by a trusted certificate authority. An attacker capable of intercepting or manipulating network traffic between a MISP instance and a remote HTTPS service could impersonate the remote endpoint and perform a man-in-the-middle attack. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to observe sensitive information transmitted by MISP, including authentication material or exchanged threat intelligence, and to modify responses returned to the MISP instance. The impact depends on the functionality using CurlClient and the data exchanged with the remote service. The patch enables TLS peer verification by default while preserving explicit support for configured self-signed certificates. It also corrects the self-signed certificate handling in SyncTool so that peer verification is disabled only when no pinned CA certificate is configured.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 3, 2026, 3:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 3, 2026, 4:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-85221 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Misp-project misp
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8
Solution
Update MISP to enable TLS peer verification by default and fix self-signed certificate handling.
  • Apply the provided patch to MISP.
  • Ensure TLS peer verification is explicitly enabled.
  • Configure pinned CA certificates correctly.
  • Review CurlClient usage and data exchanged.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/e06f69858
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  • New CVE Received by 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8

    Sep. 03, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description MISP contains an improper TLS certificate validation vulnerability in CurlClient. The CurlClient::$verifyPeer property was not explicitly initialized and therefore defaulted to null. When passed to cURL, this value effectively disabled TLS peer verification unless the calling code explicitly enabled it. As a result, HTTPS connections made through affected CurlClient instances could accept certificates that were not issued by a trusted certificate authority. An attacker capable of intercepting or manipulating network traffic between a MISP instance and a remote HTTPS service could impersonate the remote endpoint and perform a man-in-the-middle attack. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to observe sensitive information transmitted by MISP, including authentication material or exchanged threat intelligence, and to modify responses returned to the MISP instance. The impact depends on the functionality using CurlClient and the data exchanged with the remote service. The patch enables TLS peer verification by default while preserving explicit support for configured self-signed certificates. It also corrects the self-signed certificate handling in SyncTool so that peer verification is disabled only when no pinned CA certificate is configured.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-295
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85221.json">CVE-2026-85221</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/e06f69858
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 03, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-85221', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-03T14:22:12.984760Z'}
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