CVE-2026-73256

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4% (36th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). 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
9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.4%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
56
EG Risk 56/100CISA SSVC

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
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
0.4%
EPSS %ILE
36th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

August 20, 2026

Last Modified

September 29, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Sep 15, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_pr, github_release, github.
githubMentions a patch (unverified)🟡 PoC Available

HTTP/1.0 detection off-by-one enables request smuggling via chunked TE · Advisory · cesanta/mongoose · GitHub

https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-mgp5-rjrv-h5j3
github_release Patch Available

Mongoose 7.22

Patch available: cesanta/mongoose 7.22

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

commit a9df523f76f4 (cesanta/mongoose)

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

https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/a9df523f76f43a38bd53b4232b9cfd4c16869e71

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
mongoose7.21+ds-1, 7.21+ds-1~bpo13+1, 7.21+ds-2, 7.22+ds-1~bpo13+1
  • every version up to 7.22+ds-1: fixed in 7.22+ds-1
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Weakness Classification(1)

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

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-73256?
CVE-2026-73256 is a critical vulnerability published on August 20, 2026. 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 httpcb() function in src/http.c tests hm.proto.len with an…
When was CVE-2026-73256 disclosed?
CVE-2026-73256 was first published on August 20, 2026, with the most recent update on September 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-73256 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-73256 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (36th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-73256?
CVE-2026-73256 has a CVSS base score of 9.1 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-73256?
A fix for CVE-2026-73256 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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