CVE-2026-18736

Shlink Server-Side Request Forgery via Short URL Title Auto-Resolution

MEDIUM
5
CVSS Score
Published: August 3, 2026 at 08:15 PM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorShlink

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Severity
MEDIUM5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Shlink contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows authenticated API key holders to cause the server to issue arbitrary HTTP GET requests by supplying a crafted long URL during short URL creation with title auto-resolution enabled. Attackers can submit URLs pointing to public hosts that redirect to internal targets, including loopback addresses, link-local ranges, and cloud metadata endpoints such as 169.254.169.254, to exfiltrate internal service information via the HTML title element returned in the short URL creation response.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.1.52.6.0

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-918

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