Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting yhirose/cpp-httplib package, versions [,0.37.0)
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- published8 Mar 2026
- disclosed7 Mar 2026
- creditDIABL0
Introduced: 7 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-29076 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade yhirose/cpp-httplib to version 0.37.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion through the std::regex process in multipart filename parsing. An attacker can cause the server to crash by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request with a malicious filename* parameter, leading to uncontrolled stack growth and a stack overflow.