CVE-2026-73258
Mongoose: Multipart boundary/header scan logic error in mg_http_next_multipart
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-697 |
| Vendor | cesanta |
| Product | mongoose |
| Published | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Aug 20, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Affected Versions
cesanta / mongoose
< 7.22
References
github.com: https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-cc55-8v3r-59p8 github.com: https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/pull/3611 github.com: https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/a9df523f76f43a38bd53b4232b9cfd4c16869e71 github.com: https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/releases/tag/7.22