CVE-2025-13826
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedZervit's portable HTTP/web server is vulnerable to remote DoS attacks when a configuration reset request is made. The vulnerability is caused by inadequate validation of user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests. If the vulnerability is successfully exploited, the application can be made to stop responding, resulting in a DoS condition. It is possible to manually restart the application.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceZervit portable HTTP server contains a denial of service vulnerability triggered during configuration reset requests. The vulnerability results from inadequate validation of user-supplied input, allowing remote attackers to send malicious requests that cause the application to stop responding. Successful exploitation renders the service unavailable until manually restarted.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- Authentication
- Y
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:X
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Zervit HTTP server is runningCheck for zervit.exe process running on the system, or verify ports 80/8080 are listening using 'netstat -ano | findstr :80' or similar toolsAffected if Zervit HTTP server process is found running on the system
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Identify Zervit versionRight-click on the zervit executable and select Properties > Details to view the version, or check any version information displayed at startupAffected if Unable to determine version or running an older release
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Verify configuration reset endpoint accessibilitySend an HTTP request to common configuration reset paths (such as /reset, /config/reset, or /admin/reset) using curl or a browserAffected if Configuration reset endpoint responds without requiring authentication
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Test server responsivenessSend a basic HTTP GET request to the server root and verify normal responseAffected if Server fails to respond or returns errors indicating it has stopped responding
User is affected if Zervit portable HTTP server is running and the configuration reset endpoint is exposed without authentication, allowing remote attackers to trigger the denial of service condition.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation on all configuration reset request parameters, apply available vendor patches, and consider implementing request rate limiting to mitigate abuse. If no patch is available, consider network-level filtering of unauthenticated configuration endpoints.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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