CVE-2026-73261

Mongoose is an embedded web server and network library. Prior to 7.23, the built-in TCP/IP stack enabled by MG_ENABLE_TCPIP in src/net_builtin.c does not reject a TCP option whose declared opts[1] length exceeds the remaining option bytes. In handle_opt(), a NOP followed by a truncated MSS option causes opts[3] to be read outside the declared options area and used as the low byte of dmss. An unauthenticated remote peer can corrupt the per-connection MSS value so later mg_send() calls transmit truncated or zero-length application payloads while the TCP connection otherwise appears healthy. This issue is fixed in version 7.23.

• CWE-20
• CWE-125

• https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/cc7c6d2d18c28fcc6d085633dddd88402946140a
• https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/releases/tag/7.23
• https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-3fmr-92g4-wchx
• https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-3fmr-92g4-wchx

Published

Oct 14, 2026

Last Modified

Oct 29, 2026

Status

Deferred

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