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CVE-2026-59973: FrontMCP and mcp-from-openapi have bypass of OpenAPI external $ref SSRF fix

September 11, 2026

The published fix for GHSA-v6ph-xcq9-qxxj / CVE-2026-39885 added a direct hostname denylist for OpenAPI external $ref dereferencing, but the latest patched dependency mcp-from-openapi 2.3.0 still makes backend-origin requests to loopback when the target is reached through hostname resolution, redirects, or IPv4-mapped IPv6 syntax.

FrontMCP latest release v1.2.1 and current main still call OpenAPIToolGenerator.fromURL() and OpenAPIToolGenerator.fromJSON() from mcp-from-openapi 2.3.0 when loading OpenAPI adapters. An attacker who can cause a hosted or multi-user FrontMCP deployment to load an untrusted OpenAPI spec can trigger requests from the server to localhost or private services during tool generation.

This is a latest-version bypass of the previous fix. A direct http://127.0.0.1 $ref control is now denied and produces zero canary hits, while semantically equivalent loopback targets still reach the canary.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-65h7-9wrw-629c
  • github.com/agentfront/frontmcp/security/advisories/GHSA-65h7-9wrw-629c
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59973

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.2.1 before 1.5.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.5.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.5.0 or above.

Impact 8.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Source file

npm/@frontmcp/adapters/CVE-2026-59973.yml

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