Mongoose is an embedded web server and network library. Prior to 7.22, a remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit an HTTP/1.0 reverse-proxy deployment by sending a request with Transfer-Encoding: chunked and conflicting framing. The http_cb() function in src/http.c tests hm.proto.len with an impossible greater-than-eight condition even though mg_http_parse() requires an eight-byte protocol string, so is_http_1_0 is never set. Mongoose consequently processes chunked encoding that an HTTP/1.0 proxy can ignore, enabling request smuggling and unauthorized access or state changes. This issue is fixed in version 7.22.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/a9df523f76f43a38bd53b4232b9cfd4c16869e71 | Patch |
| https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/pull/3611 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/releases/tag/7.22 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-mgp5-rjrv-h5j3 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/a9df523f76f43a38bd53b4232b9cfd4c16869e71 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/pull/3611 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/releases/tag/7.22 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-mgp5-rjrv-h5j3 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2026-08-20 18:16
Updated : 2026-10-18 20:10
NVD link : CVE-2026-73256
Mitre link : CVE-2026-73256
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-73256
JSON object : View
Products Affected
cesanta
- mongoose
CWE
CWE-444
Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
