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TI-2026-42089 Aliases CVE-2026-58485

mcp-searxng: DNS-resolved Private Hostname SSRF in `web_url_read`

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-918Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

mcp-searxng is a Model Context Protocol server that gives AI assistants web search and URL-reading capabilities through SearXNG. Prior to 1.7.1, web_url_read receives its caller-controlled URL through src/index.ts and validates only the literal hostname in assertUrlAllowed() within src/url-reader.ts before undiciFetch() performs operating-system DNS resolution. A public-looking attacker-controlled hostname that resolves to a private, loopback, link-local, or cloud-metadata address therefore passes the lexical check and causes the MCP server to connect to the internal destination. In the default HTTP configuration, an unauthenticated network client can use this path to read internal services, expose credentials or service tokens, and enumerate reachable internal hosts; in STDIO deployments, prompt-influenced tool selection can provide the malicious URL. Direct private IP literals are blocked, and MCP_HTTP_ALLOW_PRIVATE_URLS remains an explicit opt-out. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00188 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed mcp-searxng (ihor-sokoliuk): 1.7.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ihor-sokoliukmcp-searxngbefore 1.7.11.7.1Patch availableCNA
  • mcp-searxng Vendorihor-sokoliuk Affected before 1.7.1 Fixed in 1.7.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA mcp-searxng (ihor-sokoliuk) Fixed in 1.7.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-58485

References

  • TI-2026-42087 mcp-searxng: Unbounded Response Body Read Bypasses URL Size Limit in `web_url_read` CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-39509 mcp-searxng: SSRF in web_url_read: the internal-address guard is disabled by default (MCP_HTTP_HARDEN off) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-39510 mcp-searxng hardened-mode SSRF bypasses permit internal URL access CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3

Sources

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