ip-address: no classifier recognizes the NAT64 local-use range 64:ff9b:1::/48, allowing SSRF and trust-boundary bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
ip-address is a library for parsing and manipulating IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in JavaScript. From 10.2.0 until 10.5.1, the Address6 isPrivate classifier in src/ipv6.ts does not recognize the NAT64 local-use range 64:ff9b:1::/48. Applications that combine isPrivate, isLoopback, and isLinkLocal for a trust-boundary decision can treat an internal IPv4 destination encoded through that range as external. Exploitation depends on a server network using an operator-selected NAT64 prefix within the local-use range. A successful bypass can cross the intended network trust boundary. This issue is fixed in version 10.5.1.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| beaugunderson | ip-address | 10.2.0 to before 10.5.1 | 10.5.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | ip-address (npm) | 10.2.0 to before 10.5.1 | 10.5.1 | Patch available | GHSA-2vr4-cq9g-pvrc |
- ip-address Vendorbeaugunderson Affected 10.2.0 to before 10.5.1 Fixed in 10.5.1 Patch available CNA
- ip-address (npm) Vendor— Affected 10.2.0 to before 10.5.1 Fixed in 10.5.1 Patch available GHSA-2vr4-cq9g-pvrc
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ip-address (beaugunderson) Fixed in 10.5.1
- Fix · GHSA-2vr4-cq9g-pvrc ip-address (npm) Fixed in 10.5.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Hardened Images
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101910
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vr4-cq9g-pvrc
- 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
More beaugunderson vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-48541 Improper input validation in beaugunderson ip-address CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-39172 ip-address: Misclassification of IPv4-mapped/NAT64 IPv6 addresses can bypass SSRF and trust-boundary checks CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-76149 Denial of service in ip-address via many percent characters in input CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-65213 Incorrect comparison in beaugunderson ip-address CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-65212 Uncontrolled resource consumption in beaugunderson ip-address CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-48543 Improper input validation in beaugunderson ip-address CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-101910 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-101910 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2vr4-cq9g-pvrc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-101910 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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