CVE-2026-41461 SocialEngine <= 7.8.0 Blind SSRF via /core/link/preview
Authenticated attackers can exploit a blind SSRF vulnerability in SocialEngine to enumerate internal networks and access restricted services via the link preview feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-41461?
CVE-2026-41461 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in SocialEngine, published on 23 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SocialEngine versions 7.8.0 and prior contain a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability in the /core/link/preview endpoint where user-supplied input passed via the uri request parameter is not sanitized before being used to construct outbound HTTP requests. Authenticated remote attackers can supply arbitrary URLs including internal network addresses and loopback addresses to cause the server to issue HTTP requests to attacker-controlled destinations, enabling internal network enumeration and access to services not intended to be externally reachable.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41461?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Socialengine Socialengine.
How do I fix CVE-2026-41461?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-41461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2026-41461 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41461 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SocialEngine
Sources
Also known as GHSA-52hx-rfr8-r5hg.