SSRF in Red Hat Mirror Registry For Openshift 2

CVE-2026-15927

A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay's repository-level mirror configuration feature. The POST and PUT handlers in endpoints/api/mirror.py accept an external_reference parameter without SSRF validation, unlike the organization-level mirror handlers which apply validate_external_registry_url(). A repository administrator can supply a crafted hostname that causes the Quay mirror worker to make requests via Skopeo to internal network services, cloud metadata endpoints, or other resources not intended to be reachable from the Quay application.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.005 (41.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-15927?
CVE-2026-15927 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Mirror Registry For Openshift 2, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-15927?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.