CVE-2026-55671 — zitadel
Fix: zitadel/zitadel@b6f7808CVE-2026-55671 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in github.com/zitadel/zitadel. A fix is available for github.com/zitadel/zitadel — see the affected versions and patch details below.
ZITADEL: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) and Denylist Bypass in Outgoing HTTP Components
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-55671.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/zitadel/zitadelReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Summary
A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability was discovered in Zitadel affecting:
- HTTP Notification Channels: Used as an alternative to SMTP/Twilio configurations, sending payloads to user-defined URLs via HTTP POST webhooks.
- OIDC BackChannel Logout: Terminates sessions across different applications. When a session ends, the Zitadel server sends an HTTP POST request to configured endpoints.
- SAML Metadata URL Fetches: Fetches SAML metadata configurations from user-provided external URLs.
User-defined URLs in these components were not properly validated against an internal denylist, allowing potentially malicious URLs to bypass restrictions. Furthermore, the existing denylist mechanism previously introduced for Actions was found to be vulnerable to DNS rebinding, HTTP redirects, and protocol downgrades (HTTPS to HTTP), and it missed several common local network default entries.
Because an attacker can supply arbitrary URLs—including loopback addresses, internal IPs, or cloud link-local addresses—they could potentially gather internal network architecture details, scan internal ports, or interact with unauthorized internal services and infrastructure.
Impact
When a user-supplied URL points to a local host or internal IP address, an adversary can perform a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack. This allows them to map internal network structures and exploit exposed internal services.
By leveraging DNS rebinding, an attacker could also bypass standard DNS-level checks, creating Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) gaps to access restricted internal endpoints. Additionally, vulnerabilities to HTTP redirects and protocol downgrades could allow attackers to manipulate the request flow or intercept sensitive communication.
Notably, if Zitadel is deployed within cloud environments (such as AWS, GCP, or Azure) that still permit legacy IMDSv1 or unauthenticated cloud metadata endpoints (169.254.169.254), an attacker could theoretically attempt to target these metadata services.
While Zitadel expects specific schemas or response formats for these features (which inherently limits data exfiltration capabilities and reduces the severe execution of the threat vector), users are strongly advised to patch immediately.
Affected Versions
Systems running one of the following versions are affected:
- 4.x:
4.0.0through4.15.1(including RC versions) - 3.x:
3.0.0through3.4.11(including RC versions)
Patches
The vulnerability has been addressed in the latest releases. The patch resolves the issue by securely validating target URLs against a hardened denylist. By default, localhost, loopback IPs, and standard internal network blocks are denied.
Note on Backports: This fix was only released on v4.x. While some of the affected components were generally available (GA), backporting the security fix to v3.x was not feasible due to the extensive code refactoring required to implement the unified network client securely. Please check the workarounds section if an upgrade to v4.x is not immediately possible.
Workarounds
The recommended solution is to update Zitadel to a patched version.
If an immediate upgrade is not possible, you can mitigate the risk by implementing strict network policies, egress firewalls, or reverse proxy rules within your infrastructure to block Zitadel from initiating outbound connections to your internal network, loopback interfaces, or cloud metadata endpoints. Note that managing these network controls is outside the scope of Zitadel's native configurations.
Questions
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [email protected]
Credits
Thanks to everyone who reported this or a part of the vulnerability:
- cwanglab
- wooseokdotkim
- ffulbtech
- 0xBassia
- 5ud0 from Tarmo Technologies
- alanturing881
- dungNHVhust and sondt99
- oduoke567
- DavidCarliez
- eddieran
- tikket1
- Wernerina
- morimori-dev
- vamsik2k5
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/zitadel/zitadel | all versions | 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20260615133614-8e82ec1cb9a2go get github.com/zitadel/zitadel@v1.80.0-v2.20.0.20260615133614-8e82ec1cb9a2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/zitadel/zitadel, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/zitadel/zitadel to 1.80.0-v2.20.0.20260615133614-8e82ec1cb9a2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-55671 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Restrict outbound requests from the affected component to an allowlist of hosts, block access to link-local and internal address ranges at the network layer, and require authentication on internal services so a forged request cannot reach them unauthenticated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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