CVE-2026-73255Mongoose: Path traversal in SSI #include directives enables arbitrary file read
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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
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
cesanta mongoose cesanta:mongoose (from the name) | before 7.22 | CNA record |
cesanta mongoose cesanta:mongoose | before 7.22 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-h7m9-764r-7x4xx-refsource-confirm, exploit, vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/pull/3611x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/a9df523f76f43a38bd53b4232b9cfd4c16869e71x-refsource-misc, patch
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/releases/tag/7.22x-refsource-misc, release-notes
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