SSRF in Google Mcp-Toolbox
CVE-2026-14540
A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in the generic HTTP source and tool components of Google mcp-toolbox versions 0.3.0 through 1.4.0. While the toolbox implements baseline input sanitization for user-controlled parameters, the underlying HTTP client (internal/sources/http/http.go) fails to safely regulate request redirection boundaries. Specifically, the client is initialized without a restrictive CheckRedirect policy hook and lacks target IP validation. An attacker or a malicious data-driven prompt can supply a crafted path parameter that triggers an open redirect or a direct destination swap on the target backend, coercing the mcp-toolbox into blindly following the redirection and making unauthorized requests to internal or arbitrary external endpoints.
Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Google Mcp-toolbox — versions 0.3.0
- Google Mcp_toolbox_for_databases
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve-coordination@google.com (Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-14540?
- CVE-2026-14540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Mcp-Toolbox, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2026-14540?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.