CVE-2026-2966
LOWDescription
A weakness has been identified in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. The impacted element is the function mg_sendnsreq of the file /src/dns.c of the component DNS Transaction ID Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument random can lead to insufficiently random values. The attack can be launched remotely. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
How to fix
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-310 (Cryptographic Issues) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-3566 | Low | 3.4 | 100% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2015-4000 | Low | 3.7 | 100% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2015-0204 | Medium | 4.3 | 99% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-2107 | Medium | 5.9 | 89% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-0800 | Medium | 5.9 | 82% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2014-8684 | Critical | 9.8 | 72% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-2966?
Upgrade swupdate on debian unstable to 2025.12+dfsg-10 or later.
Is CVE-2026-2966 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-2966 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.61% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 48% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-2966?
CVE-2026-2966 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.7, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2026-2966 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for swupdate (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.