CVE-2026-125115novuhq novu server-side request forgery
CVE-2026-125115 is a server-side request forgery in novuhq novu, rated medium (6.8 on CVSS 3.1).
Why this priority: Medium severity, with no exploitation signal.
Published · Updated · NVD status: Received
What it is
The server can be made to fetch an address of the attacker's choosing, including internal services and cloud metadata endpoints.
How it is reached
An attacker can exploit it over the network, with an ordinary user account, but someone has to act first, such as opening a file or following a link.
What an attacker gains
A successful attack can read the data it protects. In practice, this kind of flaw lets an attacker make the server send requests into internal networks or cloud metadata. The damage can spread past the vulnerable component into others.
Is it being exploited?
There is no public report of exploitation yet.
What to do
- Upgrade novuhq novu to 3.17.0 or later. Other affected products have their own fixed versions on this page.
- Until it is patched, review who holds accounts that can reach it.
- Warn the people who use it, and filter files and links on the way in.
Description from NVD
Novu provides an API for sending notifications through multiple channels. Prior to 3.17.0, validateUrlSsrf in libs/application-generic/src/utils/ssrf-url-validation.ts uses the isPrivateIp deny-list without covering the RFC6598 100.64.0.0/10 shared address space or its IPv4-mapped IPv6 forms. The workflow HTTP request step and webhook filter condition can therefore send server-side requests when a configured literal address or resolved hostname falls in that range. In Alibaba Cloud, 100.100.100.200 may expose instance metadata, while self-hosted and multi-tenant deployments may expose provider-internal services, private infrastructure, service meshes, or VPN resources reachable through CGNAT addressing. This issue is fixed in version 3.17.0.
What this means for your architecture.
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Components it touches
- Services that fetch URLs or call other hosts for a caller. The flaw sits between the application and the internal network behind it.
Trust boundaries in play
- Authenticated network access. An account is needed, so exposure follows who can sign in: customers, partners or staff.
- People who open files and links. Mail, chat and browsers are the delivery path.
- Isolation between components. The impact crosses out of the vulnerable component into others it should be isolated from.
- Between the application and the internal network behind it. An attacker who crosses it can make the server send requests into internal networks or cloud metadata.
Questions to answer about your own systems
- Where does novuhq novu run in your systems, and at which version?
- Which of those instances can be reached from the internet or partner networks?
- What can it reach once compromised: which data stores, secrets and services?
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Patches and commits
Sources
- CVE records and CVSS scores from the NVD CVE API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Exploitation status from CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Exploit likelihood from FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), refreshed daily.
- Explanations are written by Veriom from fixed templates over each record’s data, not by a person reviewing each CVE. Descriptions are quoted from the records as published.