MagicMirror Socket.IO module namespaces bypass configured IP whitelist and allow unauthenticated server-side actions
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
MagicMirror² is an open source modular smart mirror platform. Prior to 2.37.0, MagicMirror applies ipWhitelist only as Express middleware, while the Socket.IO server in js/server.js is attached directly to the HTTP server without equivalent IP allowlist, origin, or namespace authentication checks. In a documented non-loopback deployment that relies on ipWhitelist, an unauthenticated adjacent-network client can connect directly to module Socket.IO namespaces, and js/node_helper.js dispatches arbitrary events and payloads to socketNotificationReceived. The default newsfeed and calendar helpers can make server-side requests to attacker-selected URLs, while the default updatenotification helper can reach child_process.exec when a third-party module update is pending and the attacker supplies an update command through the socket CONFIG path. This can expose internal services, manipulate module-helper state, and conditionally execute commands. This issue is fixed in version 2.37.0.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MagicMirrorOrg | MagicMirror | before 2.37.0 | 2.37.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | magicmirror (npm) | before 2.37.0 | 2.37.0 | Patch available | GHSA-w26r-fwg8-rcp3 |
- MagicMirror VendorMagicMirrorOrg Affected before 2.37.0 Fixed in 2.37.0 Patch available CNA
- magicmirror (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.37.0 Fixed in 2.37.0 Patch available GHSA-w26r-fwg8-rcp3
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MagicMirror (MagicMirrorOrg) Fixed in 2.37.0
- Fix · GHSA-w26r-fwg8-rcp3 magicmirror (npm) Fixed in 2.37.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63641
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w26r-fwg8-rcp3
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/security/advisories/GHSA-w26r-fwg8-rcp3
- https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/4169
- https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/commit/58c2a5e675a7d367b64d72e1d35680d202ff5c9f
- https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/releases/tag/v2.37.0
- https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror
More MagicMirrorOrg vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-45284 MagicMirror newsfeed Socket.IO notification allows blind server-side request forgery CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-45282 MagicMirror socket payload secret placeholder expansion can disclose SECRET_* environment variables CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2026-45285 MagicMirror: ssrf calendar .js CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-63641 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63641 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w26r-fwg8-rcp3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-63641 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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