CVE•Published 2024-11-18•Modified 2026-09-08•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2024-42385Cesanta · Mongoose
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
4.0
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS percentile
0
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 100% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Improper Neutralization of Delimiters vulnerability in Cesanta Mongoose Web Server v7.14 allows to trigger an out-of-bound memory write if the PEM certificate contains unexpected characters.
Timeline
Published 2024-11-18
Modified 2026-09-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2024-42385Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Cesanta Mongoose"All exposed Cesanta Mongoose instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Mongoose"HTTP body or banner mentions "Mongoose" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2024-42385Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2024-42385Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2024-42385Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2024-42385GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2024-42385" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2024-42385 on GitHub.
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