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.

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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Mongoose Web Server 6.9 Denial of Service via Socket Connection
Weaknesses CWE-1188
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-09T18:05:12.812Z

Reserved: 2026-03-06T11:59:56.248Z

Link: CVE-2018-25193

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-09T18:04:56.531Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-06T13:16:02.347

Modified: 2026-03-09T13:35:34.633

Link: CVE-2018-25193

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-09T10:07:38Z

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