Mongoose 2.8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for a web…
Priority LOW 32CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Mongoose 2.8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for a web page by appending a / (slash) character to the URI.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06677 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4535
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gwqr-42x5-xfmp
References
More Valenok Mongoose vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-02553 Stack-based buffer overflow in the (1) put_dir function in mongoose.c in Mongoose 3.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2009-4535 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-4535 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gwqr-42x5-xfmp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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