CVE-2026-73255

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 54% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Mongoose is an embedded web server and network library. Prior to 7.22, an attacker who can control an SSI-enabled file can place directory traversal sequences in an #include file or #include virtual directive. The mg_ssi() function in src/ssi.c concatenates the directive argument into a filesystem path without calling mg_path_is_sane(), allowing an MG_ENABLE_SSI deployment with ssi_pattern configured to disclose files readable by the Mongoose process. This issue is fixed in version 7.22.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
46%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 20, 2026

Last Modified

August 25, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 20, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github_commit, github_release, github.
github_release Patch Available

Mongoose 7.22

Patch available: cesanta/mongoose 7.22

https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/releases/tag/7.22
github_commit Patch Available

commit a9df523f76f4 (cesanta/mongoose)

Patch available: cesanta/mongoose 7.22 (contains commit a9df523f76f4)

https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/a9df523f76f43a38bd53b4232b9cfd4c16869e71
github_pr Patch Available

assorted patches

Patch available: cesanta/mongoose 7.22 (PR #3611 merged 2026-06-23)

https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/pull/3611
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Path traversal in SSI #include directives enables arbitrary file read · Advisory · cesanta/mongoose · GitHub

https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-h7m9-764r-7x4x

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 13:15 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-28 13:46 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-26 14:50 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-25 15:23 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-25 15:16 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-24 16:10 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-23 16:37 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-22 17:11 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-20 18:17 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-20 17:46 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-20 17:46 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-73255?
CVE-2026-73255 is a medium vulnerability published on August 20, 2026. Mongoose is an embedded web server and network library. Prior to 7.22, an attacker who can control an SSI-enabled file can place directory traversal sequences in an #include file or #include virtual directive. The mgssi() function in src/ssi.c concatenates the directive argument into a filesystem…
When was CVE-2026-73255 disclosed?
CVE-2026-73255 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 20, 2026, with the most recent update on August 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-73255 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-73255 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 54.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-73255?
CVE-2026-73255 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-73255?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-73255, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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