CVE-2026-86173 MindsDB through 26.1.0 Unauthenticated SSRF via Web Crawler
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a web crawler flaw in MindsDB to access internal services and cloud metadata endpoints.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-86173?
CVE-2026-86173 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in mindsdb, published on 5 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MindsDB through 26.1.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the web crawler handler that allows unauthenticated attackers to fetch arbitrary URLs by supplying caller-controlled URLs to CrawlerTable.list. Attackers can bypass the allowlist control by exploiting the default empty configuration and access internal services and cloud metadata endpoints without authentication.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86173?
How do I fix CVE-2026-86173?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86173 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-2026-86173 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-86173 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w6m8-h8j4-89w4.