CVE-2026-31984Network attack vector

Disk exhaustion via unbounded audit log entries

Published Jul 9, 2026 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

Resource-exhaustion DoS in Nozomi Networks Guardian and Central Management Console before 26.2.0 allows remote attackers to fill disk space. The audit logger records attacker-supplied request data without a size limit, allowing oversized entries to consume all available storage. No authentication is required at the web management interface; exhausted storage can render the appliance inoperable.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Resource-exhaustion DoS in Nozomi Networks Guardian and Central Management Console before 26.2.0 allows remote attackers to fill disk space. The audit logger records attacker-supplied request data without a size limit, allowing oversized entries to consume all available storage. No authentication is required at the web management interface; exhausted storage can render the appliance inoperable.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-31984
Published
Jul 9, 2026
Updated
Jul 9, 2026
Vendor
Nozomi Networks
Product
Guardian
Classifications
CWE-770, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <26.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Nozomi Networks · Guardianversion=0 <26.2.0
Nozomi Networks · Central Management Console (CMC)version=0 <26.2.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5Nozomi Networks Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.7Nozomi Networks Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 11, 2026Sep 17, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 17, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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