Vulnerability · Published Aug 17, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-68005
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in the mini-httpd package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue in ACME mini_httpd 1.30 and prior allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the HTTP request header parser in the handle_request() function
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mini-httpd | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68005 |
| Debian:13 | mini-httpd | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68005 |
| Debian:14 | mini-httpd | 1.30-18 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68005 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mini-httpd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68005 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mini-httpd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68005 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | mini-httpd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68005 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | mini-httpd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68005 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H