---
id: CVE-2026-68005
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-400
published: '2026-08-17'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T16:04:24.933'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68005'
references:
  - url: 'https://acme.com/software/mini_httpd/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/qop-qop-qop/qop-s-blog.github.io/blob/main/CVE-2026-68005/CVE-2026-68005.md
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0041
epssPercentile: 0.34987
ingestedAt: '2026-09-09T16:14:05.513Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.