Host header injection in Nezha MCP transfer tools
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
Nezha from 2.1.0 before 2.3.15 contains a host header injection flaw (CWE-601) in mintTransferTool, which builds fs.download_url and fs.upload_url from the unvalidated Host header. An attacker who controls the Host header seen on a victim's MCP request can redirect file uploads or capture one-time download tokens and replay them to exfiltrate files.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Nezha from 2.1.0 before 2.3.15 contains a host header injection vulnerability in mintTransferTool that builds fs.download_url and fs.upload_url transfer URLs from the unvalidated Host header. Attackers who control the Host header seen on a victim's MCP request can redirect file uploads or capture one-time download tokens and replay them to exfiltrate files.
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
Remediation
Nezha 2.3.15 fixes this issue, so upgrade Nezha to version 2.3.15 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA nezha (nezhahq) Fixed in 2.3.15
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
nezhahq nezha 2.3.15
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-75131 Memory exhaustion in Nezha file manager WebSocket endpointPriority MEDIUM 64
- TI-2026-75130 Nezha WebSocket transfer endpoint flaw enables denial of servicePriority MEDIUM 64
- TI-2026-75133 Cross-tenant server ID enumeration in Nezha via getServerConfigPriority MEDIUM 57
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111385
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-21 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More nezhahq vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-65123 Nezha through 2.2.3 Host Header Injection via OAuth2 redirect_uri CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-34341 Nezha Monitoring: RoleMember can run shell on every server (cross-tenant RCE) via POST /api/v1/cron CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-34342 Nezha Monitoring: RoleMember-reachable SSRF with full response-body reflection via POST /api/v1/notification CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-38597 Nezha Monitoring: OAuth2 Redirect URL — Host Header Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-75131 Memory exhaustion in Nezha file manager WebSocket endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-75130 Nezha WebSocket transfer endpoint flaw enables denial of service CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
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