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Tugtainer EUVDEUVD-2026-90194

| CVE-2026-62308 CRITICAL
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)
2026-09-30 GitHub_M
9.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate to Tugtainer web UI
  2. Delivery
    POST crafted urls to /settings/test_notification
  3. Exploit
    Apprise issues outbound request to internal/metadata target
  4. Execution
    Probe private services blind
  5. Impact
    Map internal network / reach cloud metadata

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service URL allowlisting, SSRF prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access

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Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated Tugtainer session (PR:L) with access to the notification settings; the vulnerable path is the /settings/test_notification endpoint's urls field, which pre-1.30.6 is passed straight to Apprise with NO scheme/host/IP filtering in the default configuration (the new NOTIFICATION_ALLOW_* env vars and RESTRICTED_NETWORKS deny-list did not exist before the patch). Exploitation is LIMITED by: (1) mandatory authentication - this is not exposed to anonymous internet users; (2) the blind nature - no response data is returned, so pure data exfiltration from metadata endpoints is constrained to what can be inferred indirectly; (3) the attacker needs network reachability from the Tugtainer backend to the intended internal/metadata target. Any deployment on version <1.30.6 with default settings is affected regardless of platform.

Impact

Signals conflict on severity. The vendor CVSS of 9.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L) is inflated for what the description explicitly calls a *blind* SSRF: if the response body is never returned to the attacker, C:H is not justified - realistic confidentiality impact is C:L at most, so the practical severity is closer to high-7 than critical-9. The vector's PR:L is consistent with the description's 'authenticated user' requirement, meaning this is not an unauthenticated internet-facing flaw. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so this is not a validated widespread-exploitation priority. SSVC-wise: exploitation is not observed, the technique is automatable in principle (simple POST to a known endpoint), but technical impact is partial given the blind constraint and single-privilege gate. Net: a legitimate bug worth patching, but the raw 9.1 overstates real-world urgency for a niche self-hosted homelab tool that requires an authenticated session.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a valid Tugtainer login (or a low-privileged operator account) sends a POST to /settings/test_notification with a urls value pointing at an internal address such as http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/ or a private-range service. The backend forwards the request via Apprise, letting the attacker probe internal hosts, cloud metadata endpoints, and private services from the server's network position. Because the SSRF is blind, the attacker infers reachability from timing/error behavior rather than reading responses; no public exploit code is identified at time of analysis.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 30, 2026

Authenticated server-side request forgery in Tugtainer before version 1.30.6 allows any logged-in user with access to notification settings to make the backend send outbound HTTP requests to attacker-chosen URLs through the /settings/test_notification endpoint, reaching localhost, RFC1918 ranges, and cloud metadata addresses such as 169.254.169.254. The urls field is passed directly to the Apprise notification library with no scheme, hostname, private-IP, or metadata filtering in the default configuration, and because responses are not returned to the caller the attack is blind, which limits it to internal port scanning, service probing, and indirect information inference rather than straightforward data exfiltration. Our independent assessment agrees with the SSRF class and the authentication prerequisite (PR:L) but rates the CIA impact lower (C:L/I:L/A:L) than the vendor's 9.1 scoring, so the practical severity sits below the headline score; vendor-released patch: 1.30.6, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, with no CISA KEV listing.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Tugtainer to version 1.30.6 or later, the vendor-released patch documented in the GitHub security advisory GHSA-c2h5-ppv9-7vrq and published at the v1.30.6 release tag; the fix corresponds to upstream commit c0294d0a, which introduces a URL validation layer plus a RESTRICTED_NETWORKS deny-list and applies validation both when notification URLs are saved and when the test-notification endpoint is called. If an immediate upgrade is not possible, apply compensating controls: restrict who holds authenticated Tugtainer accounts and remove unused ones, since exploitation requires PR:L and access to the notification settings; block external reachability of the Tugtainer web UI and API so only trusted admin networks can reach /settings/test_notification; enforce container egress filtering (for example deny traffic from the Tugtainer container to 169.254.169.254/32, 127.0.0.0/8, and RFC1918 ranges) - noting the trade-off that this will also break any legitimate notifications or integrations that target internal endpoints; and avoid running the container with host networking or unnecessary privileges so the blast radius of a successful SSRF is smaller. After upgrading, harden the new configuration by setting NOTIFICATION_ALLOW_SCHEMES to only the schemes actually used (for example tgram,discord) and NOTIFICATION_ALLOW_NETWORKS or the more precise NOTIFICATION_ALLOW_ENDPOINTS to an explicit allow-list, keeping in mind that leaving these empty relies on the built-in private-network deny-list rather than a positive allow-list. No vendor-released patch was identified for versions below 1.30.6 because the fix is delivered as part of that release rather than as a backport, so the upgrade path is the release itself.

Affected VersionsENISA

tugtainer < 1.30.6

Affected Packages

euvd tugtainer fix: 1.30.6

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery) in Tugtainer's Python backend, a self-hosted Docker container update automation service. Pre-1.30.6, the settings router accepted a urls field on the test_notification endpoint (and on notification URL settings changes) and forwarded it to Apprise for notification dispatch. Apprise supports a broad set of URL schemes and will perform outbound fetches/connections to the supplied destination, so without validation the backend becomes a proxy for requests originating from inside the Tugtainer host or container network namespace. The patched commit (c0294d0a) adds a URL validation layer used both when settings are changed and when the test-notification endpoint is invoked, plus a RESTRICTED_NETWORKS deny-list in const.py covering IPv4 loopback (127.0.0.0/8), 0.0.0.0/8, RFC1918 space (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16), link-local 169.254.0.0/16, carrier-grade NAT 100.64.0.0/10, multicast 224.0.0.0/4, reserved 240.0.0.0/4, IPv6 loopback ::1/128, unspecified ::/128, ULA fc00::/7, link-local fe80::/10, and IPv4-mapped IPv6 (::ffff:0:0/96) - the latter specifically closing the classic ::ffff:127.0.0.1 bypass. New configuration variables NOTIFICATION_ALLOW_SCHEMES, NOTIFICATION_ALLOW_NETWORKS, and NOTIFICATION_ALLOW_ENDPOINTS provide operator-controlled allow-listing, with defaults that block local and private networks and permit all schemes when unset. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:quenary:tugtainer:* indicates the advisory treats all versions before the fix as in scope.

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Severity by source

Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY 9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 7.4 HIGH

Authenticated (PR:L) network POST triggers server-side requests to other systems (S:C); blind SSRF yields only limited confidentiality (C:L, not H), with minor integrity/availability effects on reached internal services.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Sep 30, 2026 - 18:05 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 30, 2026 - 16:59 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Tugtainer is a self-hosted app for automating updates of Docker containers. Prior to version 1.30.6, Tugtainer allows an authenticated user to make the backend server send outbound HTTP requests to arbitrary user-supplied URLs through the notification test endpoint. The /settings/test_notification endpoint accepts a urls field and passes it directly to Apprise without restricting protocols, hostnames, localhost addresses, private IP ranges, or cloud metadata addresses. This can be abused as an authenticated blind server-side request forgery (SSRF). This issue has been patched in version 1.30.6.

Technical POC Analysis

CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF).

Full technical POC analysis - root cause, step-by-step exploitation and patch breakdown - is part of the Pro and Business plans.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2026-62308 allows any authenticated Tugtainer user with access to notification settings to make the product's own server issue requests to internal-only addresses, including private network ranges and cloud instance metadata endpoints. Because the attack is blind and gated behind valid credentials, the practical exposure is internal reconnaissance rather than direct theft of data, but that reconnaissance can surface other systems or cloud credentials worth attacking. Teams running Tugtainer earlier than 1.30.6 should treat this as a contained yet concrete risk that warrants prompt remediation, particularly where the product runs in cloud environments with reachable metadata services.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche self-hosted Docker auto-update tool, mostly homelab/hobbyist use
Social Media
3
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.

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