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CVE-2026-54688: SSRF vulnerability in mcp-searxng MCP server

mcp-searxng

A vulnerability in the mcp-searxng Model Context Protocol server allows fetching loopback or private network resources when hardening is disabled by default. This permits unauthorized internal resource access via attacker-influenced URLs.

disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.01 · top 57% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
15 Sep 2026
last update
15 Sep 2026
CVE ids
CVE-2026-54688other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 15 Sep 2026CVE-2026-54688: mcp-searxng is a Model Context Protocol server that gives AI assistants web search and URL-reading capabilities through SearXNG.

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2026-09-15
    CVE-2026-54688: mcp-searxng is a Model Context Protocol server that gives AI assistants web search and URL-reading capabilities through SearXNG.
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54688

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Classification

lane
Patch now
AI role
Attack on AI
categories
Infrastructure vulnerability
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
fix status
Fix status unknown
targets
Framework / tooling
owasp llm top 10
LLM03:2025 Supply Chain
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
tags
ssrfmcp
dates
happened 15 Sep 2026 · first reported 15 Sep 2026
origin
NVD
Vulnerability record from NVD / the GitHub Advisory Database. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:33Z

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# CVE-2026-54688: SSRF vulnerability in mcp-searxng MCP server

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2026-54688-ssrf-vulnerability-in-mcp-searxng-mcp-server · AIR-2026-0117 · closed 2026-09-15

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-09-15
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: mcp-searxng
- CVE ids: CVE-2026-54688
- CVSS: 6.5

## Summary

A vulnerability in the mcp-searxng Model Context Protocol server allows fetching loopback or private network resources when hardening is disabled by default. This permits unauthorized internal resource access via attacker-influenced URLs.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2026-09-15: CVE-2026-54688: mcp-searxng is a Model Context Protocol server that gives AI assistants web search and URL-reading capabilities through SearXNG. (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54688)

## Sources

- 2026-09-15 NVD: CVE-2026-54688: mcp-searxng is a Model Context Protocol server that gives AI assistants web search and URL-reading capabilities through SearXNG. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54688

Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.

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