CVE-2026-68005 Denial of service in n/a
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in mini_httpd by exploiting a flaw in the HTTP request header parser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-68005?
CVE-2026-68005 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
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
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-68005?
How do I fix CVE-2026-68005?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2026-68005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-68005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68005, GHSA-wwgh-7wm5-gx34, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68005.