HKUDS nanobot before 0.3.0 Server-Side Request Forgery via WebFetchTool
HKUDS nanobot before 0.3.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the WebFetchTool component where the _validate_url() function fails to block internal IP ranges and private addresses. Attackers can send messages instructing the bot to fetch cloud metadata endpoints, localhost services, and RFC 1918 addresses to extract IAM credentials and internal service data.
- Published
- Sep 16, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 36th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-918
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Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 36 / 40 · 9.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · VulnCheck
- 9.2
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulnCheck). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
HKUDS nanobot
- 0.3.0not affected
- before 0.3.0affected · semver
Same product
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- CVE-2026-49139Nanobot < 0.2.1 SSRF via Microsoft Teams Channel serviceUrl Poisoning28Monitor
- CVE-2026-90809HKUDS nanobot ExecTool shell.py ExecTool._spawn argument injection27Monitor
- CVE-2026-90808HKUDS nanobot ExecTool shell.py ExecTool._spawn incomplete blacklist21Monitor
- CVE-2026-49140Nanobot < 0.2.1 Denial of Service via Matrix Media Download Handler21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| HKUDS nanobot | 0.3.0 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- zdi-disclosuresreporter
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-49139107 days apartNanobot < 0.2.1 SSRF via Microsoft Teams Channel serviceUrl Poisoning28Monitor
- CVE-2026-49138107 days apartNanobot < 0.2.1 SSRF via web_fetch Tool Redirect Following21Monitor
- CVE-2026-1924640 days apartHKUDS nanobot Provider-returned Image URL image_generation.py _download_image_data_url server-side request forgery8Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/security/advisories/GHSA-vc5v-6vwm-wf9m
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hkuds-nanobot-before-0.3.0-server-side-request-forgery-via-webfetchtool
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.