Vulnerability · CVE-2018-25193
Mongoose Web Server 6.9 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the service by establishing multiple socket connections.
Published Mar 6, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Mongoose Web Server 6.9
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-25193. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of Mongoose Web Server 6.9 is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Mongoose Web Server 6.9).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.7
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.34%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
Mongoose Web Server 6.9 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the service by establishing multiple socket connections. Attackers can repeatedly create connections to the default port and send malformed data to exhaust server resources and cause service unavailability.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2018-25193
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-25193. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of Mongoose Web Server 6.9 is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-1188. EPSS 0.34%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 6, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Mongoose Web Server 6.9 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the service by establishing multiple socket connections. Attackers can repeatedly create connections to the default port and send malformed data to exhaust server resources and cause service unavailability.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Mongoose Web Server 6.9 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the service by establishing multiple socket connections. Attackers can repeatedly create connections to the default port and send malformed data to exhaust server resources and cause service unavailability.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25193
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-25193
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25193
Mongoose Web Server 6.9 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the service by establishing multiple socket connections. Attackers can repeatedly create connections to the default port and send malformed data to exhaust server resources an
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.