CVE-2026-77972
safeurl validated address is not bound to the request, allowing DNS rebinding
Description
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Slab safeurl allows an attacker who controls a hostname's DNS responses to reach internal network destinations that validation rejected. Validation returns a verdict and not the address it approved, so the HTTP clients the library ships receive the original hostname and resolve it a second time when the request is made. An attacker who controls the authoritative DNS for a name can answer the first lookup with a permitted address and the second with a blocked one, and the request then reaches a destination validation never approved. The same window opens without an attacker whenever a name legitimately resolves to different addresses across lookups, such as short record lifetimes or rotation between several addresses. This issue affects safeurl: from 0.1.0 onward.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 15, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 15, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL | 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL | 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db |
Solution
- Update safeurl to the latest version.
- Implement robust hostname validation.
- Validate resolved IP addresses before making requests.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-77972.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-77972.html | |
| https://github.com/slab/safeurl-elixir/commit/feabbd0a13f83028ab24b71710526e9da9841f70 | |
| https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-77972 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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New CVE Received by 6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db
Sep. 15, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Slab safeurl allows an attacker who controls a hostname's DNS responses to reach internal network destinations that validation rejected. Validation returns a verdict and not the address it approved, so the HTTP clients the library ships receive the original hostname and resolve it a second time when the request is made. An attacker who controls the authoritative DNS for a name can answer the first lookup with a permitted address and the second with a blocked one, and the request then reaches a destination validation never approved. The same window opens without an attacker whenever a name legitimately resolves to different addresses across lookups, such as short record lifetimes or rotation between several addresses. This issue affects safeurl: from 0.1.0 onward. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-367 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/77xxx/CVE-2026-77972.json">CVE-2026-77972</a> Added Reference https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-77972.html Added Reference https://github.com/slab/safeurl-elixir/commit/feabbd0a13f83028ab24b71710526e9da9841f70 Added Reference https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-77972