CVE-2026-73261

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-73261",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-14T19:17:19.990",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-29T14:17:59.130",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Mongoose is an embedded web server and network library. Prior to 7.23, the built-in TCP/IP stack enabled by MG_ENABLE_TCPIP in src/net_builtin.c does not reject a TCP option whose declared opts[1] length exceeds the remaining option bytes. In handle_opt(), a NOP followed by a truncated MSS option causes opts[3] to be read outside the declared options area and used as the low byte of dmss. An unauthenticated remote peer can corrupt the per-connection MSS value so later mg_send() calls transmit truncated or zero-length application payloads while the TCP connection otherwise appears healthy. This issue is fixed in version 7.23."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "cesanta",
          "product": "mongoose",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "< 7.23",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 3.6
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-10-29T13:46:11.110687Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-73261",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "poc"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "yes"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-20"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-125"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/cc7c6d2d18c28fcc6d085633dddd88402946140a",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/releases/tag/7.23",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-3fmr-92g4-wchx",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-3fmr-92g4-wchx",
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"
    }
  ]
}