# CVE-2026-63626: Mongoose: ppp\_handle\_ipv6cp() uses attacker-controlled length without bounds check — OOB read and heap overflow (PPP/PPPoE, MG\_ENABLE\_IPV6)

- Also known as: GHSA-PC66-J6R6-49X9
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.23
- Published: 2026-10-14 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- cesanta mongoose: fixed in 7.23

## Description

Mongoose is an embedded web server and network library. Prior to 7.23, ppp_handle_ipv6cp() in src/l2_ppp.c trusts the 16-bit IPv6CP len field without checking it against the received payload size. On a PPP or PPPoE link using MG_ENABLE_TCPIP and MG_ENABLE_IPV6, an unauthenticated adjacent peer can complete the required LCP exchange and send a short Configure-Request with an oversized length, causing ppp_tx_frame() to read beyond recv_queue.buf and write beyond tx.buf. The same length misuse can also expose adjacent heap bytes in a reply or hang the event loop through find_opt(). This issue is fixed in version 7.23.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cesanta mongoose, upgrade to a fixed version (7.23) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/security/advisories/GHSA-pc66-j6r6-49x9
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/commit/751f14742dea934bec08a507ab1fecc3673d4903
- https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose/releases/tag/7.23

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