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CVE-2026-54689: SearXNG MCP Server: Additional hardened-mode SSRF bypasses

August 19, 2026

mcp-searxng has a hardened-mode URL-reading feature intended to prevent web_url_read from reaching private or internal network resources.

PR #79 appears to address one SSRF class: hostnames that resolve to private or internal addresses under hardened mode. I tested PR #79 locally and confirmed that it blocks the DNS-resolves-to-loopback case.

However, several other hardened-mode SSRF bypasses still appear to remain:

  1. Redirects from an allowed first-hop URL to a loopback/internal URL are followed without re-validating the redirect target.
  2. 0.0.0.0 is not treated as an internal/special address.
  3. IPv4-mapped IPv6 literals can bypass private-address checks after URL canonicalization.

With hardened mode enabled and private URLs not explicitly allowed, web_url_read was still able to fetch and return content from a local loopback sentinel service in all three cases.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-wppf-h75h-6pm6
  • github.com/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng/releases/tag/v1.2.1
  • github.com/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng/security/advisories/GHSA-wppf-h75h-6pm6
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54689

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.2.1

Fixed versions

  • 1.2.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.2.1 or above.

Impact 6.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Source file

npm/mcp-searxng/CVE-2026-54689.yml

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