CVE-2026-7025
Published: 26 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-7025 is a high-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Github (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 15.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 CM-7 (Least Functionality) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly mitigates SSRF by validating the manipulated X-Pingback/link argument in the Ping Back Service Endpoint before processing requests.
Prevents exploitation by restricting the system to least functionality, such as disabling the unnecessary Ping Back Service Endpoint.
Provides defense-in-depth by monitoring and controlling outbound communications at boundaries to block SSRF attempts targeting internal resources.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SSRF vulnerability in public-facing Typecho web application exploitable remotely without authentication directly enables T1190 for initial access via exploitation of public-facing apps.
NVD Description
A vulnerability was found in Typecho up to 1.3.0. This vulnerability affects the function Service::sendPingHandle of the file var/Widget/Service.php of the component Ping Back Service Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument X-Pingback/link results in server-side request forgery. The attack may…
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be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-7025 is a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Typecho versions up to 1.3.0. It affects the Service::sendPingHandle function within the file var/Widget/Service.php, part of the Ping Back Service Endpoint. The issue arises from manipulation of the X-Pingback/link argument, allowing remote attackers to forge requests from the server.
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers with network access, as indicated by its CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L). Successful exploitation enables limited impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through SSRF, potentially allowing attackers to interact with internal services or resources inaccessible from the internet.
Advisories from VulDB (including submit/797772, vuln/359605, and vuln/359605/cti) and a detailed report on wang1rrr.github.io detail the flaw but note no vendor response despite early contact. No patches or official mitigations are mentioned, leaving affected systems reliant on disabling the Ping Back Service Endpoint or input validation as potential workarounds.
An exploit for this vulnerability has been made public, increasing the risk of active exploitation in unpatched Typecho installations.
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