Description
The proxy middleware in mcp-use's inspector forwards requests to a destination the caller names. mountMcpProxy in libraries/typescript/packages/inspector/src/server/proxy/mcp-proxy.ts read the target from the X-Target-URL header or the __mcp_target parameter and proxied to it without inspecting the host, so loopback, link-local and private addresses were all accepted, as were names that resolve to them, and the validation was not reapplied to a redirect the destination returned. A caller could therefore make the server issue requests to addresses reachable only from the host it runs on and read the responses. The current code calls isSafeProxyTarget, which checks the resolved address against private, loopback and link-local ranges before proxying and bounds the number of redirects followed.
Published: 2026-08-27
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mcp-use
Mcp-use mcp-use
Vendors & Products Mcp-use
Mcp-use mcp-use

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The proxy middleware in mcp-use's inspector forwards requests to a destination the caller names. mountMcpProxy in libraries/typescript/packages/inspector/src/server/proxy/mcp-proxy.ts read the target from the X-Target-URL header or the __mcp_target parameter and proxied to it without inspecting the host, so loopback, link-local and private addresses were all accepted, as were names that resolve to them, and the validation was not reapplied to a redirect the destination returned. A caller could therefore make the server issue requests to addresses reachable only from the host it runs on and read the responses. The current code calls isSafeProxyTarget, which checks the resolved address against private, loopback and link-local ranges before proxying and bounds the number of redirects followed.
Title mcp-use Inspector Proxy Server-Side Request Forgery via Caller-Supplied Target URL
Weaknesses CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Subscriptions

Mcp-use Mcp-use
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T18:12:23.691Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T16:00:30.592Z

Link: CVE-2026-81091

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T18:12:20.653Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-27T17:20:51.183

Modified: 2026-08-27T20:18:49.180

Link: CVE-2026-81091

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T16:14:38Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-918

    Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)