CVE-2026-51598 Denial of service in n/a
An unauthenticated network-adjacent attacker can cause a denial of service on MERCURY IP cameras by sending a crafted RTSP DESCRIBE request with a malformed URL.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-51598?
CVE-2026-51598 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An input validation vulnerability in the RTSP service of MERCURY MIPC252W IP Camera v1.0.5 Build 230306 Rel.79931n) allows an unauthenticated, network-adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted DESCRIBE request with a malformed URL in the request line.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-51598?
How do I fix CVE-2026-51598?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-51598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-51598 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-51598 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g3rw-v45p-h99c.