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CVSS 5.3 · MEDIUM

CVE-2026-6985

A weakness has been identified in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This vulnerability affects the function handle_opt of the file /src/net_builtin.c of the component TCP Option Handler. This manipulation of the argument optlen causes infinite loop. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 7.21 is able to resolve this issue. Upgrading the affected component is advised. VulDB has contacted the vendor early and they confirmed quickly, that this issue got fixed already.

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Severidad

Puntaje: 5.3(MEDIUM)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV: NETWORK
AC: LOW
PR: NONE
UI: NONE
S: UNCHANGED
C: NONE
I: NONE
A: LOW
Tipo de falla (CWE): CWE-404CWE-835

EPSS

Probabilidad de explotación (próx. 30 días): 0.0015 (0.1%)
Percentil: 34.8%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Afecta

cesanta:mongoose

Descripción técnica

A weakness has been identified in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This vulnerability affects the function handle_opt of the file /src/net_builtin.c of the component TCP Option Handler. This manipulation of the argument optlen causes infinite loop. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 7.21 is able to resolve this issue. Upgrading the affected component is advised. VulDB has contacted the vendor early and they confirmed quickly, that this issue got fixed already.

Publicada: 25/4/2026, 17:16:33
Última modificación: 29/4/2026, 19:05:12

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