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CVE-2026-6985

Medium
CWE-404 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 25, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 28, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
5.3
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Cesanta Mongoose versions up to 7.20 contain an infinite loop vulnerability in the TCP Option Handler that can be triggered remotely through manipulation of the optlen argument. This denial of service vulnerability affects the handle_opt function in /src/net_builtin.c and is resolved in version 7.21.

📄 Description (Arabic)

يتم استغلال هذه الثغرة من خلال معالجة وسيط optlen في دالة handle_opt بطريقة تسبب حلقة لا نهائية. يمكن للمهاجمين البعيدين تفعيل هذا الضعف لإحداث رفض الخدمة ضد الأنظمة التي تستخدم Mongoose. تم إصدار استغلال عام للجمهور مما يزيد من خطر الهجمات الفعلية.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

تحتوي إصدارات Cesanta Mongoose حتى 7.20 على ثغرة حلقة لا نهائية في معالج خيارات TCP يمكن تفعيلها عن بعد من خلال معالجة وسيط optlen. يؤثر هذا الضعف على وظيفة handle_opt ويتم حله في الإصدار 7.21.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 30, 2026 03:48
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: medium
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
telecom energy government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
5.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Upgrade Cesanta Mongoose to version 7.21 or later immediately. If immediate upgrade is not possible, implement network-level filtering to restrict TCP connections from untrusted sources and monitor for abnormal connection patterns indicating exploitation attempts.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بترقية Cesanta Mongoose إلى الإصدار 7.21 أو أحدث على الفور. إذا لم يكن الترقية الفورية ممكنة، قم بتنفيذ تصفية على مستوى الشبكة لتقييد اتصالات TCP من مصادر غير موثوقة ومراقبة الأنماط غير الطبيعية.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.BE-5.1 PR.MA-2.1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
12.6.1 14.2.1
📊 CVSS Score
5.3
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityN — None / Network
IntegrityN — None / Network
AvailabilityL — Low / Local
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score5.3
CWECWE-404
EPSS0.15%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-25
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
5.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: MEDIUM
🏷️ Tags
CWE-404
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