CVE-2026-73251 (GCVE-0-2026-73251)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-20 17:34 – Updated: 2026-08-20 19:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Mongoose Built-in TLS: CA-bundle certificate chain accepted without any signature verification
Summary
Mongoose is an embedded web server and network library. Prior to 7.23, a network attacker can impersonate a TLS server to a Mongoose client configured with a multi-certificate CA bundle. In src/tls_builtin.c, the mg_tls_init() function stores the bundle in tls->ca_bundle_der while tls->ca_der.len remains zero, and mg_tls_recv_cert() uses tls_bundle_find() to accept a Common Name match without calling mg_tls_verify_cert_signature(). A forged self-signed certificate can therefore satisfy hostname and CertificateVerify checks and enable interception, credential disclosure, traffic modification, and malicious responses. This issue is fixed in version 7.23.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-20 19:50 UTC
CWE
- CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/security/advi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/2988bc… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/releases/tag/7.23 | x_refsource_MISC |
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