PinchTab has Unauthenticated Blind SSRF in Task Scheduler via Unvalidated callbackUrl
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
PinchTab is a standalone HTTP server that gives AI agents direct control over a Chrome browser. PinchTab v0.8.3 contains a server-side request forgery issue in the optional scheduler's webhook delivery path. When a task is submitted to `POST /tasks` with a user-controlled `callbackUrl`, the v0.8.3 scheduler sends an outbound HTTP `POST` to that URL when the task reaches a terminal state. In that release, the webhook path validated only the URL scheme and did not reject loopback, private, link-local, or other non-public destinations. Because the v0.8.3 implementation also used the default HTTP client behavior, redirects were followed and the destination was not pinned to validated IPs. This allowed blind SSRF from the PinchTab server to attacker-chosen HTTP(S) targets reachable from the server. This issue is narrower than a general unauthenticated internet-facing SSRF. The scheduler is optional and off by default, and in token-protected deployments the attacker must already be able to submit tasks using the server's master API token. In PinchTab's intended deployment model, that token represents administrative control rather than a low-privilege role. Tokenless deployments lower the barrier further, but that is a separate insecure configuration state rather than impact created by the webhook bug itself. PinchTab's default deployment model is local-first and user-controlled, with loopback bind and token-based access in the recommended setup. That lowers practical risk in default use, even though it does not remove the underlying webhook issue when the scheduler is enabled and reachable. This was addressed in v0.8.4 by validating callback targets before dispatch, rejecting non-public IP ranges, pinning delivery to validated IPs, disabling redirect following, and validating `callbackUrl` during task submission.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pinchtab | pinchtab | before 0.8.4 | 0.8.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (Go) | before 0.8.4 | 0.8.4 | Patch available | GHSA-xqq2-4j46-vwp7 |
- pinchtab Vendorpinchtab Affected before 0.8.4 Fixed in 0.8.4 Patch available CNA
- github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.8.4 Fixed in 0.8.4 Patch available GHSA-xqq2-4j46-vwp7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA pinchtab (pinchtab) Fixed in 0.8.4
- Fix · GHSA-xqq2-4j46-vwp7 github.com/pinchtab/pinchtab (Go) Fixed in 0.8.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33619
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xqq2-4j46-vwp7
References
More Pinchtab vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-23663 PinchTab: SSRF with Full Response Exfiltration via Download Handler CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-26005 PinchTab: OS Command Injection via Profile Name in Windows Cleanup Routine Enables Arbitrary Command Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-26003 PinchTab: Unapplied Rate Limiting Middleware Allows Unbounded Brute-Force of API Token CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-26004 A PinchTab Security Policy Bypass in /wait Allows Arbitrary JavaScript Execution CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-26002 PinchTab: API Bearer Token Exposed in URL Query Parameter via Server Logs and Intermediary Systems CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2026-25523 PinchTab has Blind SSRF via browser-side redirect bypass in /download URL validation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-33619 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33619 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xqq2-4j46-vwp7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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