CVE-2026-73257

Critical

Description

Mongoose is an embedded web server and network library. Priro to version 7.22, a remote unauthenticated attacker can send an HTTP request containing both Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding: chunked. The cl_count and te_count checks in the mg_http_parse() and http_cb() paths in src/http.c accept both headers and prioritize chunked encoding, while a Content-Length-preferring reverse proxy can use a different request boundary. This CL.TE desynchronization can inject requests that access or modify resources in another user context. This issue is fixed in version 7.22.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.1
Exploit probability52. percentile0.7%
ProductCesanta Mongoose
PublishedAug 20, 2026
First seenAug 20, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-444CWE-444

How to fix

Update
  • cesanta mongoose7.22 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cesanta mongoosev < 7.227.22

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