CVE-2026-49857
Published:August 13, 2026
Updated:August 31, 2026
auth-fetch-mcp is an MCP server that lets AI assistants fetch content from authenticated web pages. Version 3.0.1 implements SSRF protection in "assertSafeUrl()" ("src/security.ts") to block requests to private and loopback addresses. However, the "isPrivateV6()" function fails to detect IPv4-mapped IPv6 loopback addresses in their hex-normalized form. When an attacker supplies a URL such as "http://[::ffff:127.0.0.1]:PORT/", the Node.js WHATWG URL parser silently normalizes the host to "[::ffff:7f00:1]". Because "net.isIPv4('7f00:1')" returns "false", the private-IP check is bypassed and the URL is passed to the browser or HTTP client, allowing the MCP tool to reach loopback services that are supposed to be blocked. The issue is exploitable under default configuration without any special environment variable. Version 3.0.1 patches the issue.
Affected Packages
auth-fetch-mcp (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.0 <3.0.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.0.2Related Resources (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.35