{
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-6985",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6985",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-6985 is fixed in swupdate on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6985 (version 2025.12\u002Bdfsg-10), released April 25, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "swupdate: A weakness has been identified in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20",
  "description": "A weakness has been identified in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This vulnerability affects the function handle_opt of the file /src/net_builtin.c of the component TCP Option Handler. This manipulation of the argument optlen causes infinite loop. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 7.21 is able to resolve this issue. Upgrading the affected component is advised. VulDB has contacted the vendor early and they confirmed quickly, that this issue got fixed already.",
  "published": "2026-04-25T17:16:33Z",
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss": 7.5,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss": 0.00565,
  "epssPercentile": 0.4715,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "swupdate",
      "release": "Debian 14",
      "fixedVersion": "2025.12\u002Bdfsg-10",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6985",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-6985",
      "released": "2026-04-25T17:16:33Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T00:53:09Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}