CVE-2025-51495

Exp

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the WebSocket component of Mongoose 7.5 thru 7.17. By sending a specially crafted WebSocket request, an attacker can cause the application to crash. If downstream vendors integrate this component improperly, the issue may lead to a buffer overflow.

Published: 2025-09-29 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-51495 is rated Exploit Available (55.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-51495

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-51495

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.26% 0.39% +0.12%
2 2026-03-03 0.19% 0.26% +0.07%
3 2026-03-02 — 0.19% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-51495

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-51495

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-51495

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2025-51495 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (mongoose, swupdate), 7 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-51495
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-51495

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-51495

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cesanta mongoose >= 7.5, <= 7.17 cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-51495

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