mcp-searxng hardened-mode SSRF bypasses permit internal URL access
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-54689 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-15 18:17:23 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-30 17:51:56 UTC |
| Description | mcp-searxng is a Model Context Protocol server that gives AI assistants web search and URL-reading capabilities through SearXNG. Prior to 1.2.0, the web_url_read URL policy in src/url-reader.ts can be bypassed while MCP_HTTP_HARDEN is enabled and MCP_HTTP_ALLOW_PRIVATE_URLS is not enabled because redirect targets are not revalidated, 0.0.0.0 is not classified as an internal address, and IPv4-mapped IPv6 literals canonicalized to hexadecimal form are not recognized. These inputs allow an attacker-influenced tool call to make the MCP server fetch loopback or internal HTTP resources and return content from local services, private APIs, service-mesh endpoints, or cloud metadata endpoints. The separate hostname-to-private-address case addressed by the earlier partial fix is not part of these residual bypasses. This issue is fixed in version 1.2.0. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.001900000 probability, percentile 0.077410000 (date 2026-09-29)
Problem Types: CWE-200 | CWE-918 | CWE-200 CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | CWE-918 CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 6.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 6.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
ChangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Ihor-sokoliuk | Mcp-searxng | affected < 1.2.0 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng/releases/tag/v1.2.0 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng/security/advisories/GHSA-wppf-h75h-... | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | github.com | |
| github.com/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng/commit/48e5ecdcb4166a60b94c252dbe74... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng/pull/79 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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