Cross-site request forgery in SharpEmu debugger frontend
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306 and CWE-352.
Summary
The repository-provided debugger frontend of SharpEmu, an experimental PlayStation 5 emulator, is affected before 0.0.3-release.3-patch.1. Its local HTTP API on 127.0.0.1:8765 requires no authentication or CSRF token and does not validate Origin or Referer headers (CWE-352). A malicious web page can send cross-origin requests to the API, letting an attacker run an existing executable with the victim's privileges, control the attached emulated process, or open outbound connections.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
SharpEmu is an experimental PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows and Linux. In version 0.0.3-release.3 and earlier, the repository-provided debugger frontend tooling is vulnerable while running. This tooling is not included in the release archives. The frontend exposes an HTTP API on 127.0.0.1:8765 without authentication or CSRF token. Its do_POST handler in tools/SharpEmu.DebuggerFrontend/debugger_frontend.py does not validate the Origin, Referer, Sec-Fetch-Site, or Host headers. The _read_json_body() function also accepts JSON sent with browser-simple content types instead of requiring application/json . A malicious page that can reach the loopback listener can send cross-origin requests to /api/launch , /api/command , and /api/connect . Chromium may require Local Network Access permission for pages served from public origins. Local-origin pages and other delivery paths are not consistently subject to this restriction. The /api/launch endpoint accepts an attacker-selected emulatorPath if it points to an existing file on the victim’s host. On POSIX systems, that file must also be executable. The endpoint additionally requires an existing ebootPath . The /api/command endpoint exposes debugger operations, including write-memory , set-register , and continue . The /api/connect endpoint can initiate outbound TCP connections. These operations can let an attacker execute an existing binary with the victim’s privileges, control the attached emulated process, or reach network services accessible from the host. DNS rebinding can additionally let the attacker read API responses interactively. This issue is fixed in version 0.0.3-release.3-patch.1
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade SharpEmu to version 0.0.3-release.3-patch.1, the fixed version listed for sharpemu.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA sharpemu (sharpemu) Fixed in 0.0.3-release.3-patch.1
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-11-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92704
- 2026-11-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-92704 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92704 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-92704 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences