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CVE-2026-73255— Mongoose: Path traversal in SSI #include directives enables arbitrary file read

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Affected
cesanta mongoose
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Cesanta Mongoose是爱尔兰Cesanta公司开源的一个嵌入式Web服务器。 Cesanta Mongoose 7.22之前版本存在路径遍历漏洞，该漏洞源于mg_ssi()函数将指令参数连接到文件系统路径时未调用mg_path_is_sane()，可能导致目录遍历攻击，进而泄露Mongoose进程可读的文件。

CVSS 6.5 · Medium EPSS 0.66% · P50

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1083 · File and Directory Discovery

Affected Version Matrix 1

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
cesanta mongoose < 7.22 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-73255

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Mongoose: Path traversal in SSI #include directives enables arbitrary file read
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
对路径名的限制不恰当(路径遍历)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Cesanta Mongoose 路径遍历漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Cesanta Mongoose是爱尔兰Cesanta公司开源的一个嵌入式Web服务器。 Cesanta Mongoose 7.22之前版本存在路径遍历漏洞，该漏洞源于mg_ssi()函数将指令参数连接到文件系统路径时未调用mg_path_is_sane()，可能导致目录遍历攻击，进而泄露Mongoose进程可读的文件。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-73255 (1)

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Same Patch Batch · cesanta · 2026-08-20 · 8 CVEs total

CVE-2026-73251 9.3 CRITICAL Mongoose Built-in TLS: CA-bundle certificate chain accepted without any signature verifica
CVE-2026-73257 9.1 CRITICAL Mongoose: Content-Length + Transfer-Encoding coexistence enables request smuggling
CVE-2026-73256 9.1 CRITICAL Mongoose: HTTP/1.0 detection off-by-one enables request smuggling via chunked TE
CVE-2026-73253 9.1 CRITICAL Mongoose: TLS Hostname Verification Bypass via Overly Permissive Wildcard Matching
CVE-2026-73258 6.5 MEDIUM Mongoose: Multipart boundary/header scan logic error in mg_http_next_multipart
CVE-2026-73254 5.4 MEDIUM Mongoose: Stored XSS via unescaped filenames in directory listing
CVE-2026-73259 5.4 MEDIUM Mongoose: Reflected XSS via decoded URI in directory listing render

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: mongoose
Same vendor: cesanta
Same weakness: CWE-22

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