OpenMAIC before 1.0.1 SSRF via Environment-Gated URL Validation
Priority HIGH 72CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
OpenMAIC before 1.0.1 skips server-side request forgery validation in non-production builds, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reach cloud instance metadata services. Attackers can supply arbitrary provider URLs via the x-base-url header or baseUrl parameter to access sensitive cloud credentials and metadata.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00416 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenMAIC (THU-MAIC): 1.0.1
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenMAIC (THU-MAIC) Fixed in 1.0.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86259
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j8v-fv4p-986p
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-86259 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86259 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6j8v-fv4p-986p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences