CVE-2026-55166Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Credential and key exposure via SSRF and IDOR

Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026

SSRF and authorization bypass in Netflix Lemur before 1.9.2 allow remote authenticated users to read cloud credentials and private keys. The ACME handler accepts a user-influenced acme_url and passes it to ClientV2.get_directory without effective destination restriction, allowing backend requests to reach instance-metadata or internal services; the key-fetch view also skips CertificatePermission when the caller matches cert.user, so the original creator can still export a certificate's private key after ownership changes. Exploitation requires an authenticated Lemur account and, for the key-access path, creator status on the certificate; the advisory states that pre-1.9.2 audit data did not clearly distinguish creator-based key exports after transfer.

CVSS severity9.9
Critical
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

SSRF and authorization bypass in Netflix Lemur before 1.9.2 allow remote authenticated users to read cloud credentials and private keys. The ACME handler accepts a user-influenced acme_url and passes it to ClientV2.get_directory without effective destination restriction, allowing backend requests to reach instance-metadata or internal services; the key-fetch view also skips CertificatePermission when the caller matches cert.user, so the original creator can still export a certificate's private key after ownership changes. Exploitation requires an authenticated Lemur account and, for the key-access path, creator status on the certificate; the advisory states that pre-1.9.2 audit data did not clearly distinguish creator-based key exports after transfer.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-55166
Published
Aug 18, 2026
Updated
Aug 18, 2026
Vendor
Netflix
Product
Lemur
Classifications
CWE-918, CWE-285, CWE-639, T1552.005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.9.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Netflix · Lemurversion=< 1.9.2

Published CVSS scores

9.9GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CWE-285Improper Authorization
CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
T1552.005Cloud Instance Metadata API

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