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CVE-2018-25193

Mongoose Web Server 6.9 Denial of Service via Socket Connection

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 6, 2026 at 12:19 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:54 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMongoose

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Mongoose Web Server 6.9 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the service by establishing multiple socket connections. Attackers can repeatedly create connections to the default port and send malformed data to exhaust server resources and cause service unavailability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Exploit
Source: cverecord
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45819
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mongoose-web-server-denial-of-service-via-socket-connection

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-1188

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