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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-6985

A weakness has been identified in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20.

Published Apr 25, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A weakness has been

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-6985. EPSS is 0.92%. Act only if a listed version of A weakness has been is installed.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A weakness has been).
  • 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
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.92%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe cesanta/mongoose

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.

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  • cpe cesanta/mongooseversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-6985

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-2026-6985. EPSS is 0.92%. Act only if a listed version of A weakness has been 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-404; CWE-835: Infinite Loop. EPSS 0.92%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 25, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6985

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-6985

    30-day exploitation probability 0.9%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6985

    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 carrie

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.