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Cesanta Mongoose CVE-2026-5245

| EUVD-2026-18183 LOW
Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
2026-04-02 VulDB
2.9
CVSS 4.0

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

7
Severity Changed
Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD
MEDIUM LOW
CVSS changed
Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD
6.3 (MEDIUM) 2.9 (LOW)
PoC Detected
Apr 03, 2026 - 16:10 vuln.today
Public exploit code
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 02, 2026 - 09:30 euvd
EUVD-2026-18183
Analysis Generated
Apr 02, 2026 - 09:30 vuln.today
Patch released
Apr 02, 2026 - 09:30 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Apr 02, 2026 - 09:00 nvd
MEDIUM 6.3

DescriptionNVD

A vulnerability was found in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This impacts the function handle_mdns_record of the file mongoose.c of the component mDNS Record Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument buf results in stack-based buffer overflow. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitability is said to be difficult. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 7.21 will fix this issue. The patch is named 0d882f1b43ff2308b7486a56a9d60cd6dba8a3f1. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

AnalysisAI

Stack-based buffer overflow in Cesanta Mongoose mDNS Record Handler (versions up to 7.20) allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption via malformed mDNS record data in the handle_mdns_record function. The vulnerability requires high attack complexity and network-level access but results in limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. …

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