CVE-2026-54494

Koel: Full-read SSRF via podcast enclosure URL: isPublicHost() filter_var guard does not reject NAT64 (64:ff9b::/96) or 6to4 (2002::/16) IPv6-transition wrappers of internal IPv4

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 19, 2026 at 08:46 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKoel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Koel is a free, open-source music streaming solution. Prior to 9.7.1, App\Helpers\Network::isPublicHost() uses filter_var() with FILTER_FLAG_NO_PRIV_RANGE and FILTER_FLAG_NO_RES_RANGE, which treats NAT64 64:ff9b::/96 and 6to4 2002::/16 wrappers of private, loopback, or link-local IPv4 addresses as public. An authenticated user can place such an address in a podcast RSS <enclosure url> and reach app/Values/Podcast/EpisodePlayable.php through EpisodePlayable::createForEpisode(), where isSafeUrl() accepts the target and Http::sink($file)->get($url) fetches it. On a host with NAT64 or 6to4 routing, Koel can request internal services or cloud metadata and return the response body to the user. This issue is fixed in version 9.7.1

Affected

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

v < 9.7.1
Affected range stops below 9.7.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMGitHub_M
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StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-918

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