Article What happens when MAX4948 CB pin is left floating ?

CB is a logic input with no internal pullup or pulldown, therefore if CB is left floating the voltage is indeterminate; it can be either high or low.  If the switch outputs are enabled (/EN\ is driven low) and CB is floating, there is no guarantee of the switch states--COM_ could be connected to either NO_ or NC_.   If the switch outputs are disabled (/EN\ is driven high), then the switch states are guaranteed to be high impedance, COM_ is connected to neither NO_ nor NC_.

It is always best practice to not leave logic inputs floating, but rather pull them high or low to the supply rail.   Leaving a logic input floating can cause the supply current to increase around the threshold region.  The MAX4948 datasheet provides a typical VCC supply current vs. logic input voltage plot as shown below:

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