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Gotenberg has a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Issue — CVE-2026-42591

GHSA · GitHub · CVE-2026-42591

ID
CVE-2026-42591
Date
Updated
Activity
Source
GHSA
Vendor
GitHub
Threat
high
CVSS
8.2

Summary

### Summary The SSRF hardening shipped in v8.31.0 only covers outbound URLs that Gotenberg's Go code handles — Chromium asset fetches, webhook delivery, and download-from. The LibreOffice conversion endpoint (`/forms/libreoffice/convert`) passes uploaded documents directly to LibreOffice without inspecting their content. LibreOffice then fetches any embedded external URLs on its own, completely bypassing the SSRF…

Product

go: github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

  • Prioritize patching or mitigation immediately (treat as actively risky).
  • Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
  • Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
  • Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

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