Vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose

CVE-2026-73258

Mongoose is an embedded web server and network library. Prior to 7.22, a remote attacker can place a lone carriage return or line feed in multipart input processed by mg_http_next_multipart() in src/http.c. The loops comparing s[b] and s[b + 1], and s[h2] and s[h2 + 1], use an incorrect AND condition and stop when either character resembles part of a CRLF terminator. This truncates headers, filenames, or boundaries and can cause an application to accept dangerous content after seeing a misleading Content-Type value. This issue is fixed in version 7.22.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73258?
CVE-2026-73258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose, classified under Incorrect Comparison. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-73258?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.