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CVE-2026-54688: SearXNG MCP Server is Vulnerable to SSRF in web_url_read: the internal-address guard is disabled by default (MCP_HTTP_HARDEN off)

August 19, 2026

The web_url_read tool fetches a caller-supplied URL server-side and converts it to markdown. An SSRF guard (assertUrlAllowed, which blocks private/loopback/metadata addresses) exists but runs only when MCP_HTTP_HARDEN=true, which is off by default. So in the default configuration there is no internal-address filtering, and an attacker who can influence the URL can make the server fetch internal services and cloud metadata and return their content. Confirmed on 1.1.0 (default config): web_url_read fetched a local internal sentinel and returned its content.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-q87f-qc2r-2gw4
  • github.com/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng/issues/87
  • github.com/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng/releases/tag/v1.2.1
  • github.com/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng/security/advisories/GHSA-q87f-qc2r-2gw4
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54688

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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 6.5 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

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

Source file

npm/mcp-searxng/CVE-2026-54688.yml

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